Student-Run Free Clinics ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - University of ...

Volunteers of the Month
Each month, the MEDiC council nominates an outstanding volunteer for special recognition.
MEDiC could not succeed without the generous support of all of the volunteers.
Outstanding Physician of the Year: Dr. Claudia Reardon
January: Dr. Alida Evans, for going beyond her duties as medical director of ARC Clinic and being eagerly involved in
the ARC renovation project – attending several meetings, assisting with budgeting, and grant writing, and offering
invaluable advice as the project moved forward.
February: Dr. Matt Kutz, for his exceptional dedication to serving at the Salvation Army Dental Clinic as well as
providing free care to many of MEDiC’s dental referrals.
March: Dr. Art Walaszek, for his dedication and willingness to go beyond his duties as a physician volunteer when
there were emergency referrals on top of a full schedule. Dr. Waleszek was willing to stay late, and, most
importantly, he did not rush through his patients and was very willing to answer questions.
April: Dr. Matthew Szadkowski, for volunteering three out of the four April clinics and for serving as an excellent
educator for students and a role model in both compassion and dedication.
May: Dr. Juan Boriosi, for his role as a frequent volunteer at South Side clinic. Dr. Boriosi serves as a superior
educator, discusses cases in depth, and allows students to hone clinical reasoning skills.
June: Dr. James Svenson, for his exceptional commitment to Grace Clinic where he served as the sole physician,
overcame the challenges of working alone, and effortlessly balanced high quality patient care with great teaching.
July: Alexis Guzmán, UWSMPH Class of 2014, for spending almost every Saturday in July at the South Side Clinic
where he served as both a student volunteer, working the front desk as an intake worker, and serving as
translator. His hard work and compassion for patients provides a welcoming environment at South Side.
MEDiC Spotlights
August: Kristi Welle and Scott Hogseth, pre-dental student volunteers, who continuously arrive
early and stay late at the Salvation Army Dental Clinic in order to make sure equipment stays in
fine working order.
September: Lisa Bell, RDH, MPH, for her constant dedication to and hard work at the Salvation
Army Dental Clinic. Lisa has taken on the additional responsibility of scheduling referrals and
patients, as well as successfully providing funding for the clinic through gifts and grants.
October: Bob Stenberg, UWSMPH Class of 2015, for his outstanding service as interpreter for
specialist referrals. Bob’s dedication allows patients to take advantage of referrals because there is
an interpreter on site.
November: Raandi Schmidt, NP, for graciously stepping in as the second provider at ARC clinic,
which has allowed ARC to provide care to more patients than ever before.
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December: Drs. Peter Newcomer and Cassandra Valmadrid, to mark the one-year anniversary of
their role of Physician Mentors for Michele Tracy Clinic – we look forward to year two!