Student-run free clinic volunteers: who they are and what we can learn from them.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Initiatives employing medical students' volunteerism and idealism, such as the Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFC) program, are prevalent in US medical schools. Many studies evaluated various aspects of volunteering, sometimes resulting in conflicting evidence. This study simultaneously sought to identify the characteristics of volunteers vs. non-volunteers, and to characterize the volunteers' perception of the SRFC.

Methods

We administered a survey to the Long School of Medicine (LSOM) Class of 2018 before their third year of medical school. The authors compared and contrasted the findings of the SRFC volunteers with their non-volunteering counterparts by analyzing their demographics, volunteering history, academic performance, and clinical skills. The volunteers wer

SUBMITTER: Adel FW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8236183 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature