Dell Medical School students run free clinic

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FILED.ERIN: FUTURE DOCTORS AND
NURSES -- TREATING ANYONE WHO
WALKS IN THE DOOR...AND ASKING
NOTHING IN RETURN.IT'S A
UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP THAT PLAYS
OUT EVERY SUNDAY.AS KXAN'S
AREZOW DOOST WAS THERE TODAY
TO SEE THIS SPECIAL MEDICAL
CLINIC IN ACTION.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS... ...THIS
GYM INSIDE THE ST. DAVID'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT THE
TRINITY CENTER IS TRANSFORMED
INTO A CLINIC.STUDENTS FROM
THE DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL RUN
THE C.D. DOYLE CLINIC.IT'S
FREE AND FOCUSES ON HOMELESS
FAMILIES.NO APPOINTMENT IS
NEEDED... NO INSURANCE OR ID
REQUIRED. "I CAN SPEND AN
HOUR OR MORE WITH THE PATIENT
BASED ON WHAT THEY NEED."
LEONARD EDWARDS SAYS WHAT
MAKES THIS CLINIC UNIQUE IS
STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR ALL
THE SUPPLIES.THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH BUSINESSES AND EVEN
LAUNCHED THIS AMAZON WISH LIST
TO KEEP THE SHELVES STOCKED.
"WE HAVE OVER THE COUNTER
MEDICATION THAT WE CAN HELP
PATIENTS WITH... WE HAVE LOTS
OF WOUND CARE SUPPLIES. WE
ALSO HAVE LOTS OF SOCIAL
SUPPLIES... FOOD... SOCKS."THE
CLINIC IS SUPERVISED BY
FACULTY AND STAFF FROM DELL
MEDICAL SCHOOL. "IT'S NOT
JUST A ONE TIME VISIT, BUT
IT'S REALLY ABOUT REAFFIRMING
SOMEBODY'S RIGHT TO BE SEEN
AND GET CARE WHEN THEY REALLY
NEED IT."THE STUDENTS SAY
THEIR GOAL IS TO GET THEIR
PATIENTS BACK ON TRACK AND
HEALTHY... ... AND USE WHAT
THEY'VE LEARNED IN THE
CLASSROOM WITH ACTUAL PATIENTS.
LEONARD EDWARDS ALREADY
UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE.A GOOD
DOCTOR HONESTLY."AREZOW DOOST,
KXAN NEWS. ERIN:STUDENTS SAY
THEY'VE HAD A REQUEST TO GET A
PEDIATRICAN ON BOARD SINCE
THEY'RE TREATING MORE
FAMILIES. THE CLINIC IS OPEN
FROM 2 SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
THE LAST PATIENT IS SEEN.
THERE ARE PLANS TO HAVE THE
STUDENTS GO TO OTHER
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Dell Medical School students run free clinic

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