Southern California University Of Health Sciences

Scu health provides whole health integrative care to our community. Health equity, the idea that all individuals and communities should have a just opportunity to be healthy, is a core scu value. We provide whole health, integrative, patient-centered, values-based, and evidence-informed care, focused on treating the whole person for lasting wellness. As the only integrative academic health center on the west coast, scu health is making advances in twenty-first-century education, clinical research, and clinical practice. Teaming with civic and service organizations, employers, insurers, and local healthcare practitioners, scu excels in the practical application of a whole health approach in meeting the needs of our community. Scu health provided care in 31,537 patient visits, including 4,204 at student health centers, 4,091 at low-income/free care clinics, 7,626 in our tactical sports medicine sites serving primarily first responders, and 15,616 in our on-site clinic facility. 44% of our patient visits were with underrepresented minorities. The patient visits described include care for 1,933 patients across 35 clinical community outreach events, 98% of which provided care to underserved communities including those with poor access to healthcare due to immigration status, financial circumstances, and homelessness. At scu our students learn about the many factors that can influence individual and population health, so they are better equipped to reduce disparities and to positively impact a diverse range of patients.