Medical student-run health clinics: Important contributors to patient care and medical education

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Simpson, Scott A ^a   Long, Judith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Medical education; Medical student run clinics underserved population

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLOPATHY; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BUDGET; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CENTER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34250326758     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0073-4     Document Type: Article

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