University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Apr;39(5):873-877. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08637-6. Epub 2024 Jan 29.
While student-run free clinics (SRFCs) play an important role in care for underserved populations, few mechanisms exist to promote collaboration among regional SRFCs.
To address this gap, the Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium (CFCC) was formed to (1) facilitate collaboration between Chicagoland SRFCs, (2) provide innovation grant funding, and (3) host an annual conference.
In 2018, students from the Pritzker School of Medicine founded the CFCC and partnered with peers from area schools to implement programming.
Between 2018 and 2022, CFCC engaged 23 SRFCs representing all 6 Chicagoland schools, held 4 annual conferences, and distributed $15,423 in grants to 19 projects at 14 SRFC sites.
A total of 176 students from 5 schools attended the 4 conferences. In 2022, 82 unique participants were surveyed, and 66% (54/82) responded. Eighty percent (43/54) reported they were "more likely to collaborate with other Chicagoland free clinics." In 2022, all grant sites were surveyed and 84% (16/19) responded. Most (87%,14/16) agreed the grant "allowed them to implement a project that would not have otherwise been accomplished" and 21% (4/19) were inter-institutional collaborations.
To our knowledge, CFCC is the first student-led organization to promote sustained collaboration across SRFCs in a metropolitan area.
虽然学生经营的免费诊所 (SRFC) 在为服务不足的人群提供护理方面发挥着重要作用，但几乎没有机制可以促进区域内 SRFC 之间的合作。
为了解决这一差距，成立了芝加哥免费诊所联合会 (CFCC)，旨在：(1)促进芝加哥地区 SRFC 之间的合作；(2)提供创新资助资金；(3)举办年度会议。
2018 年，普利兹克医学院的学生成立了 CFCC，并与来自该地区学校的同行合作实施项目。
在 2018 年至 2022 年期间，CFCC 与代表所有 6 所芝加哥地区学校的 23 家 SRFC 合作，举办了 4 次年度会议，并向 14 家 SRFC 地点的 19 个项目发放了 15423 美元的赠款。
共有来自 5 所学校的 176 名学生参加了 4 次会议。在 2022 年，对 82 名来自不同学校的独特参与者进行了调查，其中 66%（54/82）做出了回应。80%（43/54）的人表示他们“更有可能与其他芝加哥地区的免费诊所合作”。在 2022 年，对所有赠款地点进行了调查，其中 84%（16/19）做出了回应。大多数（87%，14/16）同意该赠款“使他们能够实施否则无法完成的项目”，而 21%（4/19）是机构间合作。
据我们所知，CFCC 是第一个在大都市区促进 SRFC 之间持续合作的由学生领导的组织。
