Student Program Implementation:
- Students will visit the clinic when their patients visit the clinic at a federally qualified health center—Eric B. Chandler Health Center.
- Patients are paired with groups of three-to-four student doctors, each from different years of medical school
- 1st and 2nd year students perform initial intake services, take vital signs and a detailed patient history
- 3rd and 4th year students perform physical examinations and basic diagnostics
- Student doctor teams assist patients with access to social services, specialty care, or inpatient services
- Volunteer faculty preceptors supervise students and assists with the management decisions and diagnostic tests
- Students manage a medication voucher program; medications are free and patient assistance programs are utilized for eligible patients -Student will assist patients with beginning their process with Charity Care applications (lab tests, imaging studies, emergency care)
- Health workshops are conducted to address topics such as nutrition and exercise.
- Students manage the operation of the clinic (scheduling patients and faculty, etc.).
- All clinical activities are supervised by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnsons Medical School faculty who volunteer precept at the clinic.
Student Doctor Responsibilities and Requirements:
- Attend at least 1 blood pressure screening at Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen
- Attend at least 2 teaching workshops at Rutgers RWJMS
- Attend Promise Clinic Orientation
- Participate in TeamSTEPPS training
- Attend all scheduled patient appointments
Resources:
If you can’t remember where something is, or if you need additional help solving a problem, you may utilize two options the student doctor resource folder. If you don't have access on your Google Drive Account, reach out to our operations team! (See Steering Committees)
- If you need help, please reach out to senior members of your team, Psychiatry residents on-site, student managers, schedulers, or steering committee members as soon as possible.
- The SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage) pocket card is available for free. It can be downloaded from the SPRC Website: www.sprc.org/library/safe_t_pcktcrd_edc.pdf
- If you need help solving a problem please reach out to senior members of your team, student managers, schedulers or the appropriate steering committee/operations committee member as soon as possible.
PCM
If you are having trouble completing PCM visit requirements, please contact Kush Patel (kp827@rwjms.rutgers.edu) at least one week in advance so she can arrange for you to temporarily join a team. A physician preceptor must sign off on your off-site activity attendance record at each appointment if you are receiving PCM credit. A senior member of you student team may complete the end of year evaluation.
