PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Access to a continuum of care from a family physician is an essential component of health and well-being; however, refugees have particular barriers in accessing medical care. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To provide access to family physicians and continuity of care for newly arrived refugees; to provide opportunities for medical students to practise cross-cultural health care; and to mentor medical students in advocacy for underserved populations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The MUN Med Gateway Project, based at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St John's, is a medical student initiative that partners with the local refugee settlement agency to provide health care for new refugees to the province. Medical students conduct in-depth medical histories, with provision of some basic physical screening, while working through an interpreter with supervision by a family doctor and settlement public health nurse. Each patient or family is matched with a family physician. CONCLUSION: The project's adaptation of student-run clinics, which connects refugees with the existing mainstream medical system, has been an overwhelming success, making it a model for community action as an educational strategy.
PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Access to a continuum of care from a family physician is an essential component of health and well-being; however, refugees have particular barriers in accessing medical care. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To provide access to family physicians and continuity of care for newly arrived refugees; to provide opportunities for medical students to practise cross-cultural health care; and to mentor medical students in advocacy for underserved populations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The MUN Med Gateway Project, based at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St John's, is a medical student initiative that partners with the local refugee settlement agency to provide health care for new refugees to the province. Medical students conduct in-depth medical histories, with provision of some basic physical screening, while working through an interpreter with supervision by a family doctor and settlement public health nurse. Each patient or family is matched with a family physician. CONCLUSION: The project's adaptation of student-run clinics, which connects refugees with the existing mainstream medical system, has been an overwhelming success, making it a model for community action as an educational strategy.
Authors: David Kindermann; Carolin Schmid; Cassandra Derreza-Greeven; Florian Junne; Hans-Christoph Friederich; Christoph Nikendei Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-05-15 Impact factor: 3.390
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