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Clinics for Underserved Populations

Developing the Physician I


Fall 2016
Description
The purpose of this experience is to increase the cultural competency of firstyear medical students by allowing them to observe concepts and issues
introduced in class in the real world. It also is designed to help students learn
about services available to low income and underserved populations in the
community. They will do this by observing a health care professional in a
clinic for underserved populations in the Tulsa metro area.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this experience, students will be able to:

Describe the mission/purpose of their sites.


Describe the services (medical and non-medical) provided at their
sites.
Describe the patient population served at their sites (e.g., age,
income status, ethnic background, etc.)
Discuss the health problems and psychosocial issues faced by the
patient population served at their sites.
Identify ways the health care needs of this underserved population
are being met at their site.
Discuss health care that is available in the Tulsa metro area for
underserved populations.

Instructions
You will be spending 2 hours on a Tuesday morning at a health care clinic to
observe the functioning of the clinic, learn about the population served, and
observe the health professional/patient interaction. This is an observational
experience and you will be assigned to observe a physician, physician
assistant, or other health care professional.
You will be assigned a date and time-slot to attend a clinic based on your
group assignment. Within that slot, you will have the opportunity to choose
which clinic you would like to attend.

You will document your attendance by having the health professional sign an
attendance sheet upon completion of the experience. Upload Attendance
Sheet to the Underserved Clinics event on LCMS+ by 11:59 pm on
November 21st.
When students open their Event Screen, they will see a message at the
bottom telling them to click here to upload assignment(s) for this event.
NOTE: This link only appears when there is an assignment they need to
upload. When students click the link, they will see a list of the assignments
for that event. Students should click the appropriate assignment link to
upload their document to that folder. Each assignment folder can hold only
one document per student.
When scanning items, all pages must be included in the same document.
Students should use the school scanners/copiers in the library if their home
scanner cant combine the pages into one document. Students will not be
able to use photos of documents taken with their phones or Cam Scanner
type apps if they need to include more than one page.
You will sign-up for clinic slots by ctrl + clicking on the SignUp Genius
button below to choose and submit your preferred clinic location on the
date your group is assigned.

12th

Slots are first come, first serve.


Once submitted, selections are final.
All selections must be made by 5 pm, Friday, August

Only sign up for a location on the day your group is assigned to go!
The following organizations will be participating in this experience:
Day Center for the Homeless (415 W. Archer)
This facility provides a multitude of services for the homeless
population in Tulsa, including a health clinic. Students will shadow a
nurse practitioner and observe staff and client interactions. Clinics are
from 9 am 11 am. The clinic will allow 2 students to go each day.
Community Health Connection
This facility provides health services to low-income, primarily Hispanic
people.
Students will shadow a physician, physician assistant, or nurse
practitioner and observe staff and patient interactions. Students have
2 choices at this site.
1) Eastside Location (9912 East 21st St.)

Students will shadow a health care professional and observe staff


and patient interactions from 8:00 am 10:00 am or 10:00 am
12:00 noon. The clinic will allow 2 students to go in each time slot
each day.
Some of the interactions may be in Spanish, without an
interpreter.
2) Kendall Whittier Site (2321 E. 3rd St.)
Students will shadow a health care professional and observe staff
and patient interactions from 8:00 am 10:00 am or 10:00 am
12:00 noon.
Some of the interactions may be in Spanish, without an
interpreter.
Tulsa Dream Center (200 W 46th St. N)
This facility, which is associated with Victory Christian Center, provides
food, clothing, medical, educational and recreational services free of
charge to Tulsans. Students will shadow a physician and/or nurse
practitioner and observe staff and patient interactions. Clinics are from
10:00 am 12:00 noon.
Good Samaritan Mobile Clinic (3427 N. Birmingham Ave)
This organization provides health services for low-income individuals at
multiple locations in a mobile van. It is affiliated with In His Image
Christian residency program. Students will observe at the New
Jerusalem Baptist Church site which is off 36th St. North, just west of
Highway 75 and the police station. Students will shadow a physician
and/or other health care professional and observe staff and patient
interactions from 9:00 am 11:00 am.
Indian Health Care Resource Center (550 S. Peoria)
This facility provides health care services for any American Indian who
is a member of a federally recognized tribe. Students will shadow a
physician or physician assistant, and observe staff and patient
interactions from 8:00 am 10:00 am or 10:00 am 12:00 noon. The
clinic will allow 2 students to go in each time slot each day.
Morton Comprehensive Health Center (1334 N. Lansing Ave)
This facility provides quality-focused, cost-effective and family-based
health services to all people without regard to their finances, culture,
or lifestyle. Students will shadow a physician from 10:00 am 12:00
noon. The clinic will allow 2 students to go each day.
OSU North Regional Health and Wellness Center (5635 N. Martin
Luther King Blvd.)

This facility provides services to low income individuals through a


partnership with the Tulsa Health Department. Students will shadow a
nurse practitioner from 9:00 am 11:00 am.
Sapulpa Indian Health Center (1125 East Cleveland, Sapulpa)
This facility provides health care services for any American Indian who
is a member of a federally recognized tribe. Students will shadow a
physician or other health professional, and observe staff and patient
interactions from 8:00 am 10:00 am or 10:00 am 12:00 noon.
There is more paperwork that you will be required to fill out and submit
ahead of time for this site, but it is well worth it.
Dress Code
Men should be well groomed with long sleeve shirt, tie, slacks, and clean
white coat. Women should be well groomed with shirt/ blouse, slacks/ skirt,
closed toe shoes, and clean white coat. Always wear your OSU ID badge.
Small Group Discussion

On November 22nd students will share information and reflect on their


experiences in small groups.

Reflection Questions for Small Groups


Think about the following topics and be prepared to discuss them with
your group:
o What are some of the health problems and psychosocial issues
faced by the patient populations served at your clinic?
o How did the clinic address these issues?
o What are some examples of culturally-competent care that you saw
during your experience (e.g., interactions between patients and
health care providers, the way the clinic was set-up)?
o How did the clinic you visited compare to the clinic you go to now or
went to as a child (e.g., services offered, health care providers on
staff, patient population)?
o What did you learn from this experience?

o How will you apply information gained from this experience to your
future practice as a physician?
o Did this experience change or influence your perceptions about 1) a
particular group of people, 2) clinics for the underserved, 3) working
with an underserved population, 4) society, or 5) community issues?

Clinical Participation Requirements


All students are required to have current Hepatitis B vaccinations, Measles,
Mumps and Rubella immunizations, and yearly Tuberculosis Testing . Failure
to provide documentation to OSU-CHS of immunizations will result in the
student being unable to complete clinical course activities. An assigned
grade of zero will be given for that activity.
All students must complete yearly HIPAA training and Blood-born Pathogen
training. Failure to complete these training programs will result in the student
being unable to complete clinical course activities. An assigned grade of zero
will be given for that activity.

Activity Coordinator
Nancy Van Winkle, Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Room A-226
nancy.van_winkle@okstate.edu

Administrative Staf
Bailey Dobbs, B.A., Administrative Assistant, Room A-231
bailey.dobbs@okstate.edu
Justin Zumwalt, Manager of Service Learning

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