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

Michele
Tracy Clinic
Medical Directors:
Dr. Cassandra Valmadrid and
Dr. Peter Newcomer
Working with MEDiC over the past year has been one of
the highlights of my medical education. I treasure the
continuity that I have with the patients at our clinic and will
miss them greatly when I leave. Time in the council has also
helped me to better know my classmates and develop new
friendships. I am grateful to MEDiC for keeping me grounded
and reminding me why I put in the long hours studying: to
serve those in need.
Tom Garvey, Michele Tracy Clinic Co-Coordinator
UWSMPH Class of 2014
63
Total
Patients
The Michele Tracy
Clinic, first
coordinated in 1997,
was adopted as a
MEDiC clinic under
the guidance of Dr.
Greg Sheehy. The
clinic is named in
honor of Michele
Tracy, the medical
student who was
establishing this clinic
when she died
tragically in an
accident in 1999.
The Porchlight, Inc.
facility is home to
over 100 residents
who have been
affected by alcohol
use, drug abuse, or
mental illness.
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40% of patients served at Michele
Tracy Clinic in 2011 were
employed.
85% of patients seen at Michele
Tracy had public health insurance.
The Michele Tracy Clinic focuses
on providing health education
and prevention information for
the residents of Porchlight’s
Brooks Street House.
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