Presenter Biography
My name is Olivia Krol, I am a third year medical student at OHSU. I am co-president on Board of Directors for Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic (BCCC), our interdisciplinary student run clinic at OHSU-PSU.
Program/Major
medicine
Student Level
Doctoral
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
4-10-2025 11:20 AM
End Date
4-10-2025 11:35 AM
Creative Commons License or Rights Statement
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43480
Subjects
Homeless shelters, Student run free clinics, Quality improvement
Abstract
Background: Critical to modern medical education, student run free medical clinics (SRFCs) are present at more than 75% of AAMC member institutions. SRFCs educate students while providing low-barrier, free healthcare to underserved populations. SRFCs provide unique leadership and health systems management opportunities not traditionally emphasized in training, including leading logistical and operational changes.
In this project, we highlight the impact of a student-led operational initiative that transitioned our clinic from the River District Navigation Center (RDNC) to the Resource Center (RC), improving accessibility.
Methods:
Deidentified patient data from medical clinics from January 2024 to February 2025 were analyzed using RStudio v2024. Average numbers of new patients per clinic was analyzed using one-tailed independent t-test (α = 0.05)
Results:
153 new patients were identified, 102 at RC and 51 at RDNC. The average number of new patients seen was 3.778 (SD 1.867) and 1.7 (SD 1.343) at RC and RDNC, respectively (p = 9.017e-06).
Conclusions:
In this study we demonstrate the impact of a student-led initiative. Relocating our medical clinic resulted in increased patient reach, serving approximately 4 patients per clinic at the new location compared to 2 patients per clinic at the prior location. These results highlight how students can instate meaningful changes within their community and emphasize the healthcare management education provided through SRHCs.
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Expanded Patient Reach at New Student Run Free Medical Clinic Location
Background: Critical to modern medical education, student run free medical clinics (SRFCs) are present at more than 75% of AAMC member institutions. SRFCs educate students while providing low-barrier, free healthcare to underserved populations. SRFCs provide unique leadership and health systems management opportunities not traditionally emphasized in training, including leading logistical and operational changes.
In this project, we highlight the impact of a student-led operational initiative that transitioned our clinic from the River District Navigation Center (RDNC) to the Resource Center (RC), improving accessibility.
Methods:
Deidentified patient data from medical clinics from January 2024 to February 2025 were analyzed using RStudio v2024. Average numbers of new patients per clinic was analyzed using one-tailed independent t-test (α = 0.05)
Results:
153 new patients were identified, 102 at RC and 51 at RDNC. The average number of new patients seen was 3.778 (SD 1.867) and 1.7 (SD 1.343) at RC and RDNC, respectively (p = 9.017e-06).
Conclusions:
In this study we demonstrate the impact of a student-led initiative. Relocating our medical clinic resulted in increased patient reach, serving approximately 4 patients per clinic at the new location compared to 2 patients per clinic at the prior location. These results highlight how students can instate meaningful changes within their community and emphasize the healthcare management education provided through SRHCs.
