For the past three years, medical student-run clinics who see patients at CommunityHealth have hosted a giving day in May. On Tuesday, May 21st, we are proud to host our third annual fundraising day to support the student programs as part of the All In Chicago 2019 Spring Event Series.
The largest free clinic in the nation, CommunityHealth's mission is to serve those without essential health care. We also have a longstanding commitment to our secondary mission of training the next generation of health care providers. We encourage future physicians to address health care disparities throughout their careers and aim to foster a lifelong commitment to serving vulnerable communities. The student-run clinics at CommunityHealth help supplement outstanding medical school training with an awareness of public health and health equity.
CommunityHealth facilitates this uniquely experiential, service-based learning with six Chicago area universities:
During their clinical hours, medical students form teams of four and are responsible for most aspects of patient care, including the physical exam and eliciting the medical history, following up on labs, scheduling for consults, etc. An attending physician guides and oversees all activities, finalizes all diagnoses, and determines all treatment plans.
Hosting student-run clinics at CommunityHealth costs $120,000 per year to covers all clinic expenses (e.g., staff, supplies, medications). We cannot properly train our young doctors of tomorrow without your help. We need everyone to be ALL INvested in supporting our student-run clinics today!
Join us for pizza to support the student-run clinics! The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group has generously agreed to donate 10% of all in-house sales on Tuesday, May 21, from 6pm - 9pm at Roots Pizza in West Town (1924 W Chicago Ave) as part of our fundraising activities. www.rootspizza.com
ALL IN CHICAGO SPRING EVENT SERIES
This giving day is part of the All In Chicago 2019 Spring Event Series hosted by CommunityHealth. All Chicagoans are invited to participate in the All In campaign through this series of educational and networking events to discuss and generate solutions for providing accessible health care to all Chicagoans. Are you in? Learn more at: www.allin-chicago.org #AllInChicago
All rights reserved.