MCAT
UCR Resources
Clinical & Premed Life
Healthcare Disparities
Fun / Wildcard
100

This organelle contains its own DNA and is maternally inherited

What is the mitochondria?

100

This campus center offers tutoring and SI sessions

What is the Academic Resource Center (ARC)?

100

Abbreviation for heart attack

What is MI (myocardial infarction)?

100

his is the biggest barrier to healthcare access reported by many uninsured residents in Riverside County  

What is cost of care?  

100

Most common premed major

What is biology?

200

The enzyme that unwinds DNA during replication

What is helicase?

200

Program that connects students with research opportunities

What is LabLink?

200

Vital sign measured in mmHg

What is blood pressure?

200

“Explain one structural reason healthcare disparities exist in Riverside.”
 

Possible answers:

  • Limited access to care
  • Income inequality
  • Lack of insurance
  • Structural racism
  • Education gaps 
200

Drink most premeds rely on

What is coffee?

300

This law relates voltage, current, and resistance

What is Ohm’s Law?

300

This role helps first-year CNAS students adjust academically and socially

What is a CNAS Peer Mentor?

300

Ethical principle: “do no harm”

What is nonmaleficence?

300

This type of insurance program provides healthcare for low-income individuals in California

What is Medi-Cal?

300

Sleep cycle stage associated with dreaming

What is REM sleep?

400

Learning via reinforcement and punishment  

What is operant conditioning? 

 

400

Program offering clinical exposure with RUHS clinics

What is the Health Coach Program?

400

This test measures oxygen saturation

What is pulse oximetry? 

400

Name one way a premed student can help reduce disparities in Riverside.

Examples:

  • Volunteering at clinics
  • Patient education
  • Connecting patients to resources
  • Language support
400

Hormone that keeps you up during all-nighters

What is cortisol?

500

Conflict between personal beliefs and behavior

What is cognitive dissonance?

500

Undergraduate research publishing opportunity

What is the Undergraduate Research Journal?

500

Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart

What are arteries?

500

This chronic disease disproportionately affects African American and Hispanic populations in Riverside County

What is Diabeties?

500

Most dreaded premed class
 

What is organic chemistry?