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SIMatUCLA
Apr 26, 20223 min read
Spring 2022//Week 2: Functional Gastroenterology
Last week, SIM welcomed Dr. Rajsree Nambudripad to speak about functional gastroenterology! Dr. Nambudripad is board-certified in...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Spring 2022// Week 1: Ayurveda
For our first workshop this quarter, we were happy to welcome Zubin Billimoria, a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP)! In his practice,...
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SIMatUCLA
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Winter 2022// Week 9: Acupuncture
For our last workshop of the quarter, SIM welcomed back Donnielle James! Donnielle is a licensed acupuncturist based in Santa Monica. She...
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SIMatUCLA
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Winter 2022// Week 8: Integrative Dermatology
For our week 8 meeting, SIM had an exciting conversation with Shanah Gavia, PA-C, MPAS! Shanah is a Physician Assistant specializing in...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Winter 2022 // Week 7: Mindfulness
This week, we had Dr. Marvin G. Belzer, an adjunct associate professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Winter 2022// Week 6: Resume Building
For our week 6 meeting, SIM held its very first resume/cover letter workshop! Krisztina Kecskei from the UCLA Career Center gave a very...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Winter 2022 // Week 5: Tai Chi
This week we had KK Cheung demonstrate flexibility exercises and basic training and strengthening exercises that are common in taichi...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Winter 2022 // Week 3: Integrative Medicine & Public Health
This week, we had Dr. David Rakel, an integrative medicine physician from Madison, Wisconsin, share about integrative medicine’s role in...
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SIMatUCLA
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Winter 2022 // Week 2: Chiropractic Workshop
For our week 2 meeting, Dr. Dawn Yoshioka Eberly (aka Dr. Dawn) from Embrace Healing & Wellness gave an illuminating presentation on...
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SIMatUCLA
Jan 14, 20222 min read
Winter 2022 // Week 1: Botany & Ancient Medicine
To kick off the Winter Quarter, we welcome Dr. Alain Touwaide. He is a trans-disciplinary scholar with a PhD in Classics from the...
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SIMatUCLA
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 10: End-of-Quarter Social
For our last meeting of the quarter, SIM held an End-of-the-Quarter Social! We had a fun time creating origami projects, painting, and...
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SIMatUCLA
Dec 2, 20211 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 8: Jikiden Reiki
During Week 8, we had Brian Kukan present to us about Jikiden Reiki, or Traditional Japanese Reiki. What is Reiki? The word Reiki is made...
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SIMatUCLA
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 6: Trauma-Informed Yoga
For our week 6 meeting, Dr. Jas Tilghman led us through a trauma-informed yoga workshop! Dr. Jas is the Assistant Director of Mental...
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SIMatUCLA
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 5: SIM Alumni Panel
This week, we welcomed Carly Martin, Nina Mokhtarzada, Sophia Inaba, and Wenting Hu, four previous officers of SIM who shared about their...
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SIMatUCLA
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 4: Spooky-Time Pumpkin Decorating Social
For our week 4 meeting, SIM held a Spooky-Time Social in the spirit of Halloween! In-person participants painted mini pumpkins and jammed...
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SIMatUCLA
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 3: Self-Compassion & Mindfulness
This past week we welcomed Dr. Steven Hickman to lead us in a Self-Compassion and Mindfulness workshop over Zoom! Dr. Hickman is a...
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SIMatUCLA
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 2: The Recipe for Survival - How What We Eat Affects the Environment
For our Week 2 general meeting, SIM welcomed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes as our first speaker of the quarter! Dr. Hunnes is a senior dietician...
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SIMatUCLA
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Fall 2021 // Week 1: Welcome to SIM!
To kick off the school year, we had our first in-person meeting to introduce our 2021-2022 officer board and share what SIM has planned...
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SIMatUCLA
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Week 9: Health For All
Our speaker this week was Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, founder, and director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine (CEWM). He gave a wonderful...
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SIMatUCLA
May 23, 20211 min read
Week 8: Yoga
This week we welcomed Jiling Lin, who is a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga instructor. She graduated in 2006 with a...
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