MHC History
pre-2009: Pilipinos at UCSF Student Organization (PUSO) held yearly community health fairs, but needs assessments showed a need for culturally sensitive, holistic care.
2009: Recognizing the great need for health education in the South of Market (SoMa) community, MHC is established by then-UCSF medical student Alvin Teodoro, MD.
2010-2012: MHC expands its services: providing Hepatitis B and HIV screenings, health education to SoMa youth at the Filipino Education Center, and combatting the stigma of mental illness by establishing a Behavioral Health Initative.
2012-2015: MHC employs the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care's health coaching curriculum to train volunteers, and the Public Health Committee begins implementing monthly health education topics for the SoMa community.
2015-2017: MHC establishes a stronger presence by creating partnerships with and outreaching to community organizations to increase visibility. Volunteer & professional student education and preceptorship becomes a greater focus. Clinic attendance by target population increases.
2018-2019: Balitang America broadcasts MHC's impact on the SoMa community. on ABS-CBN of The Filipino Channel. Tagalog interpreters are officially introduced into clinic flow and statistics on patient demographics, turnout, and clinic efficiency are aggregated and analyzed for future improvement over the years.
2019-2023: MHC continues its services throughout the pandemic, transitioning to more virtual services and a virtual care model.
2023-present: After the COVID-19 pandemic, patients reported changes to their healthcare service needs. In recognition, MHC conducted a community needs assessment.
