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In addition to this website, the
class of 2010 is now hosting a web blog at
http://uksaclinic.blogspot.com.
Please visit our blog to get the
latest news. |
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As the name
suggests, the clinic is entirely student ran.
Second-year medical students provide the administrative
leadership for the clinic, organizing other student and
physician volunteers, ordering medications and supplies,
and representing the clinic in our community. Medical
students from all four years can volunteer at the clinic
regardless of previous experience. We also have physical
therapy and PharmD students regularly volunteering at
the clinic, with dental students coming in the near
future. Currently, we do not have space for
pre-med students. Please read through this website for
more information and contact
uksaclinic@gmail.com to schedule a visit.
Medical students who have taken the elective course in
their first year of school are responsible for the
nightly management of the clinic. As floor managers,
these students are trained to take care of charting,
triaging patients, social service referrals, and other
clerical work. Read on for more information about the
elective curriculum. |
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ELECTIVE |
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Course: UK-Salvation Army Student-Run Free Clinic Community Oriented Primary Care Service Learning Project. |
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Prerequisites:
Must be in first or second year of medical school, Allied health, Pharmacy, or Dental Student. |
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Course Goals and Objective: By the end of this course, students will be able to:
 Trace the history and communicate the mission and philosophy of the Salvation Army
Student-run Free Clinic.
Identify key characteristic and pertinent medical, social, and behavioral issues of the
homeless and indigent communities served by the Clinic.
Conduct a patient history and physical with guidance
Write a standard SOAP note with guidance
Perform the duties of a social services representative
Design and implement a patient health education talk
Define some elements of effective patient communication
Recognize cognitive and affective responses to patient encounters. |
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Grading:
This is a pass/fail course, with a written evaluation. |
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| Required Material:
Stethoscope and White coat. |
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Positions |
Nightly
Positions
Attending Physician(s): Volunteer physician(s) from
the University of Kentucky or the community serves as an
attending physicians at the clinic each night. They
examine every patient with the students and guide
diagnosis/treatment plans. Attending physicians must sign
off on every patient chart.
Floor Manager: This non-clinical position
supervises administration of the clinic, including setting
up and cleaning up for the day. The position involves
signing up patients, triaging, and assigning patients to
the clinical students. The floor manager is responsible
for making sure that charts are complete and all paper
work is filled out properly. This person is also in charge
of troubleshooting and making sure the time schedule is
followed.
Clinical Students: Ml and M2 students are usually
paired up with an M3 or M4 to see patients together. M1/2
often lead the history and physical as much as possible
according to their aptitude under the guidance of the
M3/4, learning how to present patients to the attending
physician as well as how to write progress notes. Students
are responsible for obtaining a thorough past medical and
social history from patients. They are also responsible
for addressing and following up on both medical and social
issues, such as labs, medications, referrals, need for
follow up visits, etc.
Volunteers: Volunteers of clinical and non-clinical
students provide help where needed. A volunteer Spanish
language translator is sometimes present.
Standing Committees/Positions
Clinic Manager: The clinic manager oversees the
general operations of the clinic. He/she runs orientation
sessions; manages scheduling; keeps track of supplies; act
as a liaison between the various clinic committees;
maintains and work to improve established procedures; and
is responsible for quality assurance.
Student Scheduling Committee: This committee is
responsible for scheduling student volunteers to staff the
clinic on any given clinic night, as well as calling
student volunteers to remind them of their scheduled dates
ahead of time.
Doctor Scheduling Committee: This committee is
responsible for contacting physicians to volunteer at the
clinic, and keeping an updated schedule of clinical dates.
This committee is responsible for representing the clinic
at lunch meetings, department meeting, etc. when
necessary.
Supplies Committee: This committee is responsible
for maintaining the clinic’s inventory through ordering
and stocking. They also keep a historical database about
the use of supplies for future estimations.
Finance manager: This student is responsible for
updating and maintaining the clinic budget, as well as
fundraising and grant writing. They are also responsible
for maintaining a donor database, thank you
Progress Committee: This committee is responsible
for the growth of the clinic, updating clinical logs,
charts, and other equipment deemed to improve the
efficiency of the clinic.
Social Service Committee: The social services
committee is responsible for seeking out social service
avenues for patients, updating and maintaining the social
service referral log at the clinic.
Webmaster: The webmaster is responsible for
maintaining and updating the information contained on the
webpage. |
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