This year’s UCR School of Medicine Open House will take place on April 19, 2025 from 10 am until 2 pm. The event, which showcases the medical school and its programs, welcomes prospective applicants of any age and their families.

“This is a great opportunity to experience the breadth of our programs in one space, so that you can see our impact from public health to training physicians to research, including translating that research into real solutions not only in the lab but directly with patient care,” said Daniel Teraguchi, EdD, executive associate dean for student affairs. “You can only see all that through Open House.”

The event will include faculty presentations about the school and curriculum, medical student and biomedical graduate student panels, an introduction to UCR's new Master of Public Health program, CPR and other medical demonstrations, and tours of the Center for Simulated Patient Care. Each aspect is driven by the SOM’s mission: to improve health in the Inland Empire by training a diverse workforce of physicians.

Until visiting the campus, “a lot of people don't visualize themselves here,” said Teraguchi. “We really want them to see that our community reflects our patient population,” he continued, adding that event attendees may connect and build a rapport with current students and faculty. “We often pride ourselves on being down to earth, connected to our community, but the only way you can see that is by meeting us in person.”

Besides providing opportunities for attendees to talk to students and learn about the path to medical professions, Teraguchi said the event highlights the medical school’s 12-year history and its impact on the community. “We're turning the dial on increasing the number of physicians in this area,” Teraguchi said. “We've already gone from 35 primary care physicians per 100,000 people in 2015 to 41 per 100,000 in 2020, and that's amazing.”

He encouraged students to take part in the efforts toward change by attending the UCR SOM. “Just imagine anybody that's had trouble with health, you've gone to hospital waiting rooms or you don't get the services that you want,” he said. “We want you to be part of that solution for our community."