10/8/12 - An open house this past weekend showcased a new student-run medical clinic to the community that will be operating out of the Faith Medical Clinic. The University of Michigan Student Run Free Clinic will be open on Saturday afternoons beginning October 13th. The medicine at the clinic will be done by licensed doctors from the university but every other task, including administrative, organizational, and patient interaction duties. About 24 student volunteers will work for the clinic, but only about eight will work at the clinic at any given time. Organizers from Faith Medical say the University will benefit from the clinicâs existing relationship with the community, while the residents in the area will benefit from increased access to free health care. Second-year medical student Mohamed Issa is one of the directors of the new clinic, and he tells WHMI that the students are benefiting from increased experience and exposure to both patients and the community. The student-run clinic will be open for appointments on Saturday afternoons, but only to adults under the age of 65 who have no insurance. (TD)
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