The Promise Clinic: a service learning approach to increasing access to health care

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Aug;19(3):935-43. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0046.

Abstract

The goal of the Promise Clinic (a project of an academic medical center and a local social services group) is to increase access to primary care for an underserved population while addressing deficiencies in medical education. Students manage common primary care problems, creating access for this mostly uninsured population.

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Appointments and Schedules
  • Child
  • Community Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Community Health Services / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medically Underserved Area*
  • Middle Aged
  • New Jersey
  • Preceptorship*
  • Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Primary Health Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Program Development
  • Social Work / organization & administration*
  • Students, Medical*
  • Uncompensated Care*
  • Vulnerable Populations*