The Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium: A Model for Student-Run Free Clinic Collaboration.

Autor: Keegan G; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Allen A; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Millhollin J; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Avila S; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Xiao T; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA., Woodruff JN; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Lee WW; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. wlee6@uchicago.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of general internal medicine [J Gen Intern Med] 2024 Apr; Vol. 39 (5), pp. 873-877. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08637-6
Abstrakt: Background: While student-run free clinics (SRFCs) play an important role in care for underserved populations, few mechanisms exist to promote collaboration among regional SRFCs.
Aims: To address this gap, the Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium (CFCC) was formed to (1) facilitate collaboration between Chicagoland SRFCs, (2) provide innovation grant funding, and (3) host an annual conference.
Setting and Participants: In 2018, students from the Pritzker School of Medicine founded the CFCC and partnered with peers from area schools to implement programming.
Program Description: Between 2018 and 2022, CFCC engaged 23 SRFCs representing all 6 Chicagoland schools, held 4 annual conferences, and distributed $15,423 in grants to 19 projects at 14 SRFC sites.
Program Evaluation: A total of 176 students from 5 schools attended the 4 conferences. In 2022, 82 unique participants were surveyed, and 66% (54/82) responded. Eighty percent (43/54) reported they were "more likely to collaborate with other Chicagoland free clinics." In 2022, all grant sites were surveyed and 84% (16/19) responded. Most (87%,14/16) agreed the grant "allowed them to implement a project that would not have otherwise been accomplished" and 21% (4/19) were inter-institutional collaborations.
Discussion: To our knowledge, CFCC is the first student-led organization to promote sustained collaboration across SRFCs in a metropolitan area.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Society of General Internal Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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