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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello, everyone! I hope you all are having a great break and enjoying your time at home. Please see below for an exciting opportunity to connect with the greater PRIME family across the state.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">UCSF will host a virtual regional<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://meded.ucsf.edu/2026-uc-prime-statewide-conference" target="_blank" title="https://meded.ucsf.edu/2026-uc-prime-statewide-conference"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0078D7">UC
PRIME Conference</span></a> in January, bringing together PRIME programs from UC campuses across the state. A Speed Mentoring Session will be offered to help connect undergraduate premed students connect with medical students in one of the various
<a href="https://meded.ucsf.edu/prime-us-program">PRIME-US</a> programs across the state.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Date & Time:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">January 24th, 2026 from 11 - 11:45 am (PST) via Zoom</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Description:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This event is open to all undergraduate students and provides
the opportunity to meet one-on-one with multiple medical students to learn about their experiences, motivations, and advice for pursuing medicine. This event is limited in capacity, and participants will be randomly selected.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interested undergraduate students can sign-up for this session via this link:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/primestatewide2026" title="http://tinyurl.com/primestatewide2026"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0078D7">tinyurl.com/primestatewide2026</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadline to sign-up is Thursday, January 15<sup>th</sup> at 11:59 pm (PST)</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see attached the flyer to this email.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions, please contact Jose Baeza Moreno, SJV PRIME+ Student Navigator, at
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