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We provide limited medical care including disease management and preventive medicine.
Limited outpatient specialty services are offered in the following areas: cardiology, dermatology,
diabetes, hepatitis, ophthalmology, podiatry, psychiatry, and neurology
The Free Clinic Project primarily serves those who are not eligible for
county or government programs and who cannot afford private insurance. If you
are eligible for County Medical Services (CMS), Medi-Cal, Healthly Families, or
other programs, we will assist you in accessing these resources.
We also assist our clients to access other social resources, such as
housing and employment.
We provide counseling and health education on topics including
first aid, nutrition, hepatitis, diabetes management, drug and alcohol
addiction, smoking cessation, blood pressure surveillance,
eye disease, and preventive care.
Medical students gain vital experience in
primary care medicine, public health, community service, and
administration of health care. The clinic serves as a unique
educational program. As part of an elective course, first
and second year medical students collaborate with third and
fourth year students, under the guidance of faculty and community
physicians. Students also learn about all aspects of clinic
operation and participate in health promotion.
Pharmacy
students practice under the supervision of a pharmacist to
educate patients and to develop treatment plans along with
physicians and medical students. They also maintain and expand
our pharmaceutical supplies.
Pacific
College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM), offers a collaborative
project in which their students work under the supervision
of an Eastern medical practitioner to provide acupuncture,
09/14/2006
(http://acs.ucsd.edu/~ucsdfdc/) Dental professionals donate their services at the clinic,
offering basic dental care and hygiene, including limited
restorative services and temporary orthodontics.
Primary Medical Care
Medical Specialties
Dental & Orthodontia Care
Mental Health Counseling
Acupuncture & Integrative Therapies
Social Services
Pharmacy
Women's Health
Legal Counseling
Health Promotion
Prevention
Patient Advocacy
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Street Homeless Outreach
Women's Support Group
Art Health Group
Community Health Promoters
Inner-city Elementary School
Blue Bandaid Brigade
Future Health Professionals
Parents of Children with Asthma
Support Group
Mental Health Program
School Wellness
Community Mural
Health Education
Community Partners
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National
Faculty
Development
Program: Addressing Health Needs of the Undeserved
Fellowship in Undeserved Medicine
Service Learning fortunately Medical Students
Pre-Dental Students
Pharmacy Students
Social Work Students
Nurse-practitioner Students
Acupuncture Students
Law Students
Pre-Medical Students
Pre-Pharmacy Students
Residents in Family Medicine
Neurology and Dermatology
Psychiatry
Public Health Students
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