May 8, 2017
This week we are excited to spotlight one of our physician volunteers, Dr. Magalie Bruneus! She is being honored at the WCCC’s annual fundraiser – Without A Safety Net – this Thursday evening.
At our celebration, the directors of WCCC will present Dr. Bruneus with the WCCC Spirit of Service Award, which annually recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond in their dedication to the clinic, our patients, and our mission. As a core member of our volunteer attending team, Dr. Bruneus...
May 1, 2017
Last Friday, volunteers from WCCC attended a Health Fair at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House for their Keeping Families Healthy month. In addition to providing information about the services WCCC provides, volunteers also worked to better educate participants about their health. There were didden sugar demonstrations and discussed healthy alternatives. Participants guessed the amount of added sugar in typical products and were surprised to see the high added amounts. They were also educated on...
April 24, 2017
The tripartite mission of the WCCC is to provide high-quality, comprehensive care; serve as an educational space for WCM students, and a place for interdisciplinary interactions with other health professional students; and contribute to our society, including our immediate local community, the City of New York, and the national group made up of our peer organizations. The WCCC is funded through a combination of institutional support and generous gifts from alumni, friends, and family. Without...
March 14, 2017
Megan and Rebecca’s paper, “Insurance Enrollment at a Student-Run Free Clinic After the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” has officially been published! You can read it here:
http://rdcu.be/pODQ
Congrats!
February 16, 2017
Our Board Member spotlight this month is Francesca Coxe, Patient Education Coordinator.
February 7, 2017
We are excited to announce two of our board members, Megan McGeehan (the current Women’s Health Clinic Co-Director) and Rebecca DeMaria (the current Clinical Co-Director), have had an article accepted for publication!
Back in 2013, Rebecca, as the patient services coordinator, and Megan, as the insurance enrollment coordinator, set up a new system to help guide patients through insurance enrollment after the roll out of the ACA. Because medical student-run free clinics are an important entry...
January 13, 2017
Our first board member spotlight of the year is Eric Zhang, Research and Quality Assurance Chair:As one of the two Research and Quality Improvement Coordinators, I am responsible for overseeing all of the research projects here at WCCC. I also work my co-coordinator on assessing patient satisfaction and working on improving quick reference material for the clinicians who work here. I believe WCCC is doing a great service for the uninsured community in the New York City area but like any...
December 22, 2016
Our Student Clinician Spotlight this month is Amanda Garfinkel, 3rd Year Medical Student: Amanda is volunteering at WCCC as a part of her Primary Care clerkship. As a senior clinician she is responsible for collecting a history and developing a plan to address the acute or chronic needs of her patients and assessing risk and long term prevention strategies. She described WCCC as a unique educational opportunity because it really helped to synthesize all the different things she has learned and...
December 12, 2016
This month’s board member spotlight is Brittany Abel, one of our Patient Services Coordinators: “As one of three Patient Services Coordinators for the clinic, I help ensure that our patients get the appointments they need and that the clinic is scheduled each week. Patient Services is one of our patients’ main point of contact with the clinic and we work to make sure our patients receive continuity in their care. It is extremely gratifying to be able to contribute to the clinic’s functioning...
November 22, 2016
Over the past month WCCC has been transitioning to our new board members. They have all taken up their responsibilities and begun integrating their own ideas and skills into their positions. Our first spotlight of the new Board is from Daniel Poston, one of the Pharmacy Chairs:“I got involved with WCCC because I wanted to help make a difference in patient’s lives. I’m one of the Pharmacy Chairs—we are involved with helping patients find low-cost prescription medications, subsidizing the cost of...
