Caring for Community - Previous Grant Recipients
May 2003
Medical College of Wisconsin - "Health Screenings in Milwaukee's
Public Housing Community Project"
In conjunction with a local free clinic, medical students will conduct
various health screenings in Milwaukee's public housing community.
The program will serve up to 7,000 of the community's low-income
African American residents who are at an increased risk for hypertension,
diabetes, and high cholesterol. (new project grant)
The Ohio State University College of Medicine - "Columbus
Free Clinic Project"
The Columbus Free Clinic was established 20 years ago as a center
for runaway teens and has since evolved into a student-managed primary
and urgent care clinic. As the clinic continues to expand its services,
grant support will allow more patients to receive care and will
provide additional supplies, medications and laboratory tests needed.
(supplemental project grant)
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - "LionCare
Project"
LionCare (Compassionate healthcare, Advocacy, Renewal, and Education)
provides healthcare services and education to the medically underserved
community of central Pennsylvania, including homeless and indigent
populations. The LionCare free clinic in downtown Harrisburg also
serves as a central source of up-to-date medical records for the
community's underserved residents. (supplemental project grant)
Rush Medical College - "Franciscan's Advanced Initiative
to Healthcare (FAITH) Project"
The homeless are disproportionately affected by AIDS, substance
abuse, mental illness and, in Chicago, tuberculosis. The Franciscan
Homeless Shelter Clinic provided medical care and treatment to more
than 400 homeless men last year. In addition to improving healthcare
delivery and patient/provider education at the clinic, students
involved in the project will begin a year-long epidemiological study
on the homeless population of the shelter to assist in identifying
problems requiring future intervention. (supplemental project grant)
University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine - "Clinica
Carino Project"
Clinica Carino serves the medical needs of the working poor, homeless
and elderly in Santa Ana, California, a federally designated underserved
area. Medical students serving this largely Latino population gain
culturally sensitive experience providing medical treatment, counseling
and educational services, referrals to community resources, health
screenings for blood pressure and cholesterol, and functional assessments
in the elderly. (supplemental project grant)
University of Kansas Medical Center - "JayDoc Free Clinic
Project"
The University of Kansas School of Medicine is located in one of
the poorest counties in the state, one with a large Hispanic population
and an increasing problem of adolescent obesity and teen pregnancy.
In response to the lack of free medical care available during evening
and nighttime hours, UK medical students will open the JayDoc Free
Clinic, a weekly evening clinic to provide preventive services and
health counseling/education to the county's medically underserved.
(new project grant)
University of Miami School of Medicine - "South Miami Student
Clinic Project"
Student members of the medical school's department of community
service will re-open the South Miami Student Clinic, offering medical
services at no cost to Miami's large population of uninsured residents.
(new project grant)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - "United
Community Clinics Project"
Founded by students, United Community Clinics offer free basic medical
care and preventive health screening, social services and counseling,
medical referrals, and health education to residents of the East
Parkside area of West Philadelphia. Approximately 600 patients annually
receive clinic services, which also include providing physical examinations
required for work or school attendance. (supplemental project grant)
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