7Mar, 2019
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Past student intern, Kelsey Krigstein, now an MD…

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It has been 10 years since Kelsey Krigstein graduated from our Teen Healthcare Internship and Training Program. Kelsey participated in the program her sophomore year to her senior year in high school, after a family friend and clinic volunteer introduced her to the clinic. Kelsey knew since the age of 10 that she wanted to be a doctor. As a WFC teen intern, Kelsey learned the importance of listening to the patient. She observed how the physicians would interact with patients of different cultures and how they would listen to […]
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21Feb, 2018
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Jennifer is an inspiration to others!

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Jennifer Palomino, MPH, CHES, wanted to be a veterinarian or pediatrician as a child. When she learned of the Teen Healthcare Training and Internship program at Westminster Free Clinic through her parents who were patients, and her cousin who participated in the teen program at the time, she decided to apply as well. In 2005, Jennifer was a sophomore at Thousand Oaks High School and for three years Jennifer spent her Wednesday nights interning at the clinic. She became part of the medical team, translating for patients, writing down the […]
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21Feb, 2018
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Elizabeth – an advocate for the Latino community!

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Elizabeth watched her mother volunteer at Westminster Free Clinic and was astounded to witness the community’s vast needs. As she watched the high school students translate and help the patients being seen, she knew she also wanted to help them in whichever way she could. Her mother always taught her that helping others was a way of life and she couldn’t wait to get started. Elizabeth began volunteering through Westminster’s Teen Healthcare Training Internship Pathways program in 2011. Her commitment was apparent in her work during the 3 years she […]
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20Feb, 2018
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Yvette Flores inspires other Latino students to persevere!

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Yvette Flores’s story at Westminster Free Clinic (WFC) starts in 2004 when Yvette learned through her HS career center that high school students volunteered at the clinic. This was the beginning of the clinic’s long-term relationship with the Flores family. Yvette volunteered at WFC for 3 years. As a volunteer, she became involved in all aspects of the clinic from patient care to health screenings and community outreach. Yvette completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Newbury Park High School. WFC supported her efforts in applying to college, writing her essays, […]
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