Vickie M. Mays
PhD, MSPH
Professor, Clinical Psychology, UCLA
Professor, Health Services, UCLA SPH
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Read Director's LetterThe BRITE Center continues to teach me vital life skills, each and every day. I build and refine both my team and individual work ethic. I greatly enjoy my volunteer time and the BRITE Center readily furthers my enthusiasm for learning.
I learned not just how to research, but also about the various disparities of health between different minorities in the Los Angeles area. Because of my experience at the BRITE Center, I want to further pursue a career in health so I can reduce the health disparities between
I am learning how to create resources for other organizations and the general public to utilize. I also realized research is extremely important because it takes time and effort to find the best answer and solution to any question or problem.
The Center has given me an opportunity to learn about obstacles that different ethnic groups face in health care and helpful community resources available.
My experience working at the BRITE center has opened by eyes to the large number of resources available to serve the Los Angeles community. I have also learned more about diversity within different Los Angeles populations.