Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Community Outreach

UB affiliated doctors at medical clinic.

UB-affiliated physicians at a medical clinic.

Students and faculty in our school participate in a wide variety of outreach efforts in the community that foster lifelong learning and promote healthy lifestyles.

Community Education

Brain Museum

7/27/17

This facility, also known as the Museum of Neuroanatomy, is a highly valued educational resource for the community. It features more than 80 elegantly displayed and carefully illuminated brain specimens that can be viewed by visitors from a variety of angles.

Girl Scouts Go to Medical School

7/27/17

“Girl Scouts Go to Medical School” is an annual event led by UB medical students.

History of Medicine Collection

7/27/17

The Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection in the Health Sciences Library includes instruments, monographs and journal volumes from the 19th century.

Mini-Medical School

7/27/17

The Mini-Medical School is the enormously popular community lecture series dealing with subjects traditionally covered in medical school, but geared to a general audience.

Workforce Training

Head Start for Tomorrow’s Scientists

7/27/17

Workforce shortages in Western New York are being addressed by a UB program that fosters an interest in science careers among area high school students

Life-Sciences Training Program

7/27/17

UB’s iSciWNY is a workforce-development program dedicated to preparing Western New Yorkers for new positions in Buffalo Niagara’s growing life-sciences industry.

Clinical Services

Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic

7/27/17

This nonprofit, drop-in clinic provides free, routine health care and preventive services to uninsured patients on Buffalo’s East Side.

Prescription for Warmth

7/27/17

This nonprofit organization provides hats, gloves and socks for frostbite victims and those in need in Buffalo area hospitals and free clinics.

UB HEALS

7/27/17

This nonprofit, student-run program is a street medicine outreach initiative whose mission is to increase access to health care among the homeless population of Buffalo, New York.

WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture

7/27/17

UB faculty and trainees offer medical services and support to resettled refugees and asylum seekers struggling with the consequences of torture.

Human Rights

Human Rights Initiative

7/27/17

This student-run organization helps facilitate medical and psychiatric forensic evaluations for survivors of torture and political violence who are seeking asylum in the United States.

How You Can Help

Anatomical Gift Program

6/12/17

The Anatomical Gift Program allows medical students, residents and others to gain skills they need to treat patients in clinical practice.

Community Outreach