Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego)

Service & Changemaking Category
Academic Year
2025
Purpose
Statement of purpose: Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego) is a non profit student organization with three primary areas of focus: • Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego) will spread the word about health issues in Tijuana. Tijuana is facing several public health crises, including an HIV epidemic, elevated rates of drug addiction (compared to the national average), issues associated with a large homeless population, and an influx of Haitian refugees. These crises have been driven in part by US deportation and immigration policies, lack of local resources, police brutality, and a refusal to deal with these issues by the city government. • Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego) will support the efforts of the HFiT free clinic through fundraising for medical supplies, medications, and other equipment. Health Frontiers in Tijuana (HFiT) is a student-run free clinic established in Tijuana, Mexico. HFiT was founded as a partnership between UCSD's School of Medicine and Tijuana’s Autonomous University of Baja California School of Medicine (UABC), the only publicly funded medical school in Tijuana, in 2011. Since then, HFiT continues to serve vulnerable populations, including substance users, sex workers, the homeless, deportees, and indigent patients. • Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego) will inform UCSD undergraduates about opportunities to get involved through the HFIT internship program and other supporting roles. Current HFIT interns who want to be part of the student organization will share their experiences with new members. Motivated students who want to join the internship program (HFiT-UIP) and/or want to provide assistance outside of the clinic will be given information on how to apply and how to take leadership roles in fundraising and public health efforts.
Created
1/28/2026
Status

Current

Organization Type
Combined
Organization Email
hfitfreeclinic@gmail.com
Social Media
hfitatucsd
Fund Manager
Alma Gallegos
Health Frontiers In Tijuana at UC San Diego (HFiT at UC San Diego) Principal Members
Angel Ramirezanr022@ucsd.edu
Nethra Nairn1nair@ucsd.edu
Deisha Valenciadfvalencia@ucsd.edu
Neeraj Thindnethind@ucsd.edu
Organization Constitution

Student Organizations Advisor & Program Manager

Kaylee Howard 
Kaylee Howard
Student Organizations Advisor & Program Manager
To get involved and learn more about this student organization please contact the Principal Members above by email directly.

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