title: The Promise Clinic: a service learning approach to increasing access to health care.
abstract: The goal of the Promise Clinic (a project of an academic medical center and a local social services group) is to increase access to primary care for an underserved population while addressing deficiencies in medical education. Students manage common primary care problems, creating access for this mostly uninsured population.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan-Billet
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babineau
authors.forename: Jennifer Endres
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Billet
authors.forename: Charlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flash
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tallia
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D011231:Preceptorship; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016730:Program Development; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013337:Students, Medical; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D035862:Vulnerable Populations