About
The UCLA Doula Project aims to support and train medical students to provide informational, physical, and emotional doula support to clients seeking pregnancy termination in the West Los Angeles area. In doing so, the program aims to supplement clinical training in reproductive health among medical trainees and provide hands-on, client-centered volunteer experiences at a partner family planning clinic.
The Doula Project, now in its second year of operation at West Medical OBGYN (UCLA Family Planning Clinic), is a student-led organization that offers an annual abortion and loss doula training to DGSOM students that is facilitated by OBGYN faculty at UCLA and a community-based doula organization. The program operates year-round; trained student doulas take on volunteer shifts to offer in-person and virtual doula support to all patients at West Medical who opt into the program. Last year, volunteer medical student doulas provided support to over 80 patients seeking termination of pregnancy.
The club's own words, from UCLA's directory (2025).
How to join
Membership is for graduate or professional students, usually in that school or program.
This is the typical process for this kind of club. Their email will have the specifics.
Details
- Who can join
- Grad students
- Type
- Registered org
- Listed under
- Service - Community Involvement, Educational
- UCLA registry ID
- 6364