At Georgetown medical school, students learn clinical skills through the HOYA (Health Outreach for Youth and Adults) Clinic, the first student-run free clinic in Washington, DC. For more than a decade, the clinic has provided free, non-emergent medical services to D.C. residents experiencing homelessness.
Many people around Washington D.C. might not know about this amazing clinic. The students are volunteers and they provide flu vaccinations and education on an abundance of health topics, including HPV vaccination, NARCAN use for opioid overdose prevention, depression and anxiety, and chronic disease management including diabetes and heart disease.
The HOYA Clinic is supported by MedStar Georgetown University Hospital physicians and nurses. Medical training is provided by Georgetown School of Medicine faculty and is staffed by volunteer physicians from the medical school and hospital faculty. It is led by medical directors Michelle Roett, MD, and Eileen Moore, MD, with additional support from student advisors. Students conduct their own fundraising for the HOYA Clinic. A second location has been opened as well.
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