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

UW School of Nursing
With their strengths in patient education and advocacy, nursing students have added
another beneficial dimension to the MEDiC team.
Nursing students, organized by Raandi Schmidt, coordinated all of
MEDiC’s flu shot clinics this year.
Once a month, women staying in the
Single Women's Shelter are invited
to participate in a MEDiC Health
Talk, led by two UW Nursing
Students. During the hour we have
with the small group of women, we
present information pertinent to
their health and provide them with a
safe forum to express their
knowledge, concerns, or confusion
regarding the topic. This year we
covered topics such as Personal
Hygiene, Breast and Cervical Cancer,
Nutrition, and Stress and
Relaxation. Some of the women
may just come for the prizes of
water bottles, gloves, or
pedometers, but they leave having
formed a stronger relationship with
other women in the shelter
and as better
self-health advocates.
My positive experiences with MEDiC
through volunteering at clinics drew me to
become more involved in not only representing
the School of Nursing, but also learning more
about the other health disciplines and how we
might become better connected. I have never
once regretted my council position with MEDiC as
it has been one of the most rewarding
experiences of my college years. Being privileged
enough to be able to make a difference, progress,
and learn with such a strong group of
dedicated, smart, friendly individuals has
been special to me. MEDiC feels like a family
to me. We are a team working together
toward common goals and in the process
reaping benefits we didn't even foresee. I
look forward to the continued strength of
this organization through new leaders and
teams in the years to come.
Julie Elliott, Nursing Involvement Coordinator
UW School of Nursing Class of 2012
Interdisciplinary Care
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