Conference Participation
IMA at the UC Davis Pre-Health Conference
IMA has exhibited at the UC Davis Pre-Health Conference since 2023 and led workshops on responsible clinical learning abroad.
IMA and the UC Davis Pre-Health Conference
The Pre-Health Conference at UC Davis is a one-day event each fall for community college, university and post-baccalaureate students and pre-health advisers. It combines a morning Pre-Health Fair with more than 200 exhibitors and afternoon workshops.
International Medical Aid has exhibited at the conference every year since 2023, and the official conference programs for 2024, 2025 and 2026 list a workshop led by IMA. We take part to answer students’ questions about international healthcare internships and to talk about what responsible clinical learning abroad looks like.
IMA takes part as an exhibitor and workshop presenter. The conference is organized by UC Davis; IMA internships are run independently by International Medical Aid.
Year by Year at the Conference
Each entry links to the conference’s own records and, where we published one, IMA’s account of the day.
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2026
Ethics, Culture, and Care: Responsible Approaches to International Clinical Internships
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Silver Exhibitor and Workshop
IMA exhibited at the morning Pre-Health Fair on Hutchison Field and is listed as a Silver Exhibitor on the official 2026 fair page. That afternoon, IMA presented “Ethics, Culture, and Care” in TLC 1010 from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. The workshop covered cultural awareness, appropriate student roles, privacy, supervision and working respectfully with local healthcare teams, and included an alumni discussion.
2026: IMA presenting the Ethics, Culture, and Care workshop in TLC 1010. -
2025
Ethical Engagement in Global Health: What Every Pre-Health Student Should Know About Responsible Clinical Internships
Saturday, October 18, 2025 · Bronze Exhibitor and Workshop
IMA is listed as a Bronze Exhibitor on the official 2025 fair page. The 2025 conference program lists this workshop in the second afternoon session in Wellman 6, with speakers Homayon Ghassemi and Ahmad Elarid. It covered cultural sensitivity, ethics and best practices for global health internships, with directors and alumni sharing experiences from sites in East Africa and South America.
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2024
Healthcare Around the World: Ethical Internships and Global Study Programs
Saturday, November 2, 2024 · Bronze Exhibitor and Workshop
IMA is listed as a Bronze Exhibitor on the official 2024 fair page. The 2024 conference program lists this workshop, presented by Homayon Ghassemi, in Storer 1344.
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2023
Exhibitor at the Pre-Health Fair
Saturday, October 14, 2023 · Exhibitor
The official 2023 conference program lists International Medical Aid as an exhibitor for pre-medicine and pre-PA students.
Scenes From the 2026 Conference
Photos from the Pre-Health Fair on Hutchison Field and the afternoon workshop, October 17, 2026.
Questions Pre-Health Students Bring to the Conference
Students at the fair and workshops ask practical questions. What will I be allowed to do? Who supervises me? How is the internship arranged with the hospital? How do I describe the experience honestly in an application?
Our answer starts with the student’s role. On IMA’s pre-med internships, students shadow physicians, join educational sessions and take part in supervised activities that fit their training. They do not diagnose patients, prescribe treatment or perform procedures. Learning in a clinical setting also means protecting patient privacy, respecting the local healthcare team and recognizing that a short placement cannot explain everything about a health system.
Conference attendance does not guarantee program placement, recommendation letters, academic credit or admission to a health professions school. Students who want academic credit should ask their own institution.
Questions About IMA at UC Davis
How many UC Davis Pre-Health Conferences has IMA taken part in?
Four: 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. IMA exhibited each year, and the official programs for 2024, 2025 and 2026 list an IMA workshop.
Is this a UC Davis program?
No. IMA’s internships are run by International Medical Aid. This page describes our participation in the UC Davis Pre-Health Conference, not a UC Davis internship, academic credit or admission pathway.
What did the 2026 workshop cover?
Ethics, cultural awareness, supervision, student responsibilities, privacy and respectful clinical learning abroad, with an alumni discussion adding a participant’s perspective.
Will IMA be at the next conference?
We will add the next conference here once our participation is confirmed. The official conference website announces dates and registration.
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