Archive for August, 2008
Check Out JayDoc Voices!
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Click “JayDoc Voices” on the left sidebar to read some amazing pieces by some of JayDoc’s volunteers. These students share how JayDoc has enabled them to help others while teaching them invaluable lessons about medical science, compassion in care, and life itself.
JayDoc T-Shirts Now for Sale!
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Want to be the latest sensation at the gym, grocery store or studying at the library? Get your JayDoc Free Clinic T-shirt for $10 or long-sleeved T-shirt for $15! Email us at jaydocfreeclinic@kumc.edu for more information. All proceeds benefit JayDoc Free Clinic.
First-year Students Train for 2008
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008On August 16 and 17, the new first-year medical students, interpreters and laboratory technicians trained for the upcoming year at JayDoc Free Clinic. The training was coordinated by Faith Butler, Director of Volunteers, and was staffed by second-year medical student volunteers. Over one hundred students were trained to take blood pressure, pulse and respirations, blood [...]
JayDoc Reaches out to Families at Cristo Rey Health Fair
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008JayDoc Free Clinic hosted an information table and provided school physicals at the Cristo Rey school health fair on August 12. The turnout was very good, and the clinic was able to provide 55 school physicals, as well as reaching out to many students and parents with information about the clinic and preventative health brochures. [...]
Another Successful Year for the JayDoc Community Garden!
Monday, August 18th, 2008The JayDoc Community Garden, which can be seen facing Southwest Boulevard, is planned, planted, tended and harvested each year by JayDoc volunteers. The vegetables are placed in the waiting room during clinic hours for patients to take home, providing a free source of nutritious foods for families who may otherwise not be able to afford [...]
JayDoc to Offer HPV Vaccine for Women Ages 9-26
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Now is the time to protect yourself- or your loved one- from cervical cancer.
A simple vaccine can help prevent HPV infection which causes cervical cancer, a disease that kills nearly 4,000 U.S. women every year. Now it’s possible for every 9-26-year-old woman in the Kansas City metro area to access the vaccine, even if you [...]
JayDoc to Participate in Cristo Rey Health Fair on August 12
Monday, August 11th, 2008Hi JayDoc Volunteers,
JayDoc is participating in the Cristo Rey School and Sports Physical Health Fair on August 12th from 6 - 8:30 PM.
Cristo Rey is conveniently located about 5 min away from the med center at SE corner of Linwood and Broadway. It is a unique private college prep school for low income families that [...]
About Social Services at JayDoc- a Volunteer’s Perspective
Sunday, August 10th, 2008By Mandy Shriwise
JayDoc Free Clinic aims to provide comprehensive care to its patients by both treating their immediate ailments and providing them with the resources through which to acquire consistent and ongoing care. Social Services is central to this aim. JayDoc’s target population is one that struggles to access and acquire healthcare, often due to [...]
JayDoc Voices- Andrew Luke-Patrick Pirotte, Second-Year Medical Student
Sunday, August 10th, 2008When the free clinic JayDoc is mentioned, I generally hear of the outstanding work done for the patients. And indeed, the services provided for them are often deliverance from the most troubling of ailments. With that in mind, let it be understood that the patients are not the only beneficiaries.
Students of medicine, particularly [...]
JayDoc Voices- James Stanford, Second-Year Medical Student
Sunday, August 10th, 2008My JayDoc Experience
Having fully recovered from the first days of volunteering at JayDoc where I could barely find the door, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on how my JayDoc experience affected my first year of medical school. I think it is quite true that the JayDoc time and the Preceptor [...]