GW Healing Clinic
Since its founding in 2006, The GW Healing Clinic has strived to help expand access to health care for the vulnerable residents of Washington, D.C., regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Student volunteers provide comprehensive primary care and social services to underserved patients. Every Tuesday evening, a team of dedicated medical students, physician assistant students, public health students, and volunteer attending physicians staff the exam rooms and lab and provide health education for patients. Just before and right after clinic hours, the students participate in structured peer-to-peer educational sessions with the aim of teaching each other about the etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and psychosocial factors of the diagnoses that are common among our patient population.
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Community Service Day
Each August, students spend a day working in partnership with area nonprofit organizations throughout the city to act on their commitment to the community.
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Prenatal Partners
Student Organization dedicated to providing social support to pregnant women in the community lacking a strong social support system by matching them with first and second year student advocates. Students experience the social, economic and medical aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery.
SALUD
SALUD is a student organization dedicated to teaching and learning medical Spanish, as well as serving the growing Latino community in the greater D.C. area. Students are taught practical skills, correct use of interpreters, key vocabulary, as well as an enhanced understanding of cultural barriers that face Latino patients. They also serve as a resource to students interested in serving the Latino community, through their team dedicated to Community Service Outreach to explore the many volunteer opportunities available in Washington D.C.
Team KiPOW!
Team KiPOW’s goal is to help mitigate childhood obesity among DC’s kids by helping schools to adhere to the DC Healthy Schools Act (DCHSA) of 2010, which aimed at improving the health and fitness of its school children by promoting health education and wellness programs, serving healthier food and making health education more prominent in the curriculum. M.D. students belonging to Team KiPOW help to deliver a health curriculum to underserved schools in a northeast D.C neighborhood. They also accompany these students to lunch and midday recess to help model healthy choices and behaviors.
Camp Cardiac
A two-week summer experience, run by GW medical students, for exceptional area high school students who are interested in exploring careers in medicine. The camp’s primary focus is on care and maintenance of the heart, but it also provides an excellent starting point for those interested in exploring careers in medicine.
Camp Neuro
This one-week summer experience, run by GW medical students, is for exceptional area high school students who are interested in exploring careers in medicine. Although Camp Neuro's primary focus is on care and maintenance of the brain as well as psychology, it provides an excellent starting point for careers in all fields of medicine.