Community Service & Volunteering
Mission
Flying Samaritans is an undergraduate, student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization at University of California, Irvine. We are committed to facilitating the service efforts of The Flying Samaritans, Inc., a registered non-profit corporation.
Students, physicians, dentists, optometrists, pilots, and other healthcare practitioners travel monthly to medical clinics located throughout Mexico to provide free, quality healthcare to those who would otherwise lack access.
Healthcare is provided to the people living in the rural areas outside of Tecate, Mexico in our student-run clinic, Clinica Jose Lemus Lopez Heroes del Desierto Mexico in El Testerazo. At our clinic, our members have the opportunity to assist in administrating, translating, and taking vital signs. Furthermore, students are able to witness the clinic flow and view different aspects of primary care from: intake, assessment, diagnosis, and discharge. Our members can experience healthcare and immerse themselves in another culture firsthand, both of which are incredibly educational and rewarding.
Membership Benefits
Membership in the Flying Samaritans at University of California, Irvine shall be open
to any and all students at University of California, Irvine. Active membership shall be
determined by payment of annual club dues, which are $40. A portion of these dues will be
submitted to the Flying Samaritans international non-profit organization to confirm official
annual membership. The remaining amount will go toward clinic expenditures. Active
membership will also be determined by attendance on clinic trips and general meetings,
participation in committee meetings, and participation in other events both hosted and sponsored
by Flying Samaritans. Active members may vote in Presidential election.
Any active members, including Board members, may be removed from membership
for violation of the purposes of the organization by a two-thirds vote of the Board. All Board
members must be notified of this pending action at least one week prior to the removal decision.
Written charges by an active member are to be presented to the Board who will notify the
member in question with sufficient opportunity given for the member to answer charges at a
Board meeting. Voting for removal from membership is to be done by secret ballot. The member in question must be notified immediately of the outcome of the vote. If the member in
question is a Board member, they may not participate in the secret ballot.
It shall be stated as part of the policy of the Flying Samaritans at University of
California, Irvine that membership and membership privileges must be open to all students
without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation,
age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law, so that all members of
the community are treated at all times with dignity and respect. Membership and participation in
the organization must also be open without regard to gender, unless exempt under Title IX.
With payment of membership dues shall come clinic attendance privileges. One may
not attend a clinic trip until they have paid this annual membership fee to officially become a
member of the organization.
Flying Samaritans is an undergraduate, student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization at University of California, Irvine. We are committed to facilitating the service efforts of The Flying Samaritans, Inc., a registered non-profit corporation.
Students, physicians, dentists, optometrists, pilots, and other healthcare practitioners travel monthly to medical clinics located throughout Mexico to provide free, quality healthcare to those who would otherwise lack access.
Healthcare is provided to the people living in the rural areas outside of Tecate, Mexico in our student-run clinic, Clinica Jose Lemus Lopez Heroes del Desierto Mexico in El Testerazo. At our clinic, our members have the opportunity to assist in administrating, translating, and taking vital signs. Furthermore, students are able to witness the clinic flow and view different aspects of primary care from: intake, assessment, diagnosis, and discharge. Our members can experience healthcare and immerse themselves in another culture firsthand, both of which are incredibly educational and rewarding.
Membership Benefits
Membership in the Flying Samaritans at University of California, Irvine shall be open
to any and all students at University of California, Irvine. Active membership shall be
determined by payment of annual club dues, which are $40. A portion of these dues will be
submitted to the Flying Samaritans international non-profit organization to confirm official
annual membership. The remaining amount will go toward clinic expenditures. Active
membership will also be determined by attendance on clinic trips and general meetings,
participation in committee meetings, and participation in other events both hosted and sponsored
by Flying Samaritans. Active members may vote in Presidential election.
Any active members, including Board members, may be removed from membership
for violation of the purposes of the organization by a two-thirds vote of the Board. All Board
members must be notified of this pending action at least one week prior to the removal decision.
Written charges by an active member are to be presented to the Board who will notify the
member in question with sufficient opportunity given for the member to answer charges at a
Board meeting. Voting for removal from membership is to be done by secret ballot. The member in question must be notified immediately of the outcome of the vote. If the member in
question is a Board member, they may not participate in the secret ballot.
It shall be stated as part of the policy of the Flying Samaritans at University of
California, Irvine that membership and membership privileges must be open to all students
without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation,
age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law, so that all members of
the community are treated at all times with dignity and respect. Membership and participation in
the organization must also be open without regard to gender, unless exempt under Title IX.
With payment of membership dues shall come clinic attendance privileges. One may
not attend a clinic trip until they have paid this annual membership fee to officially become a
member of the organization.
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