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Addressing Barriers to African American Access to Healthcare at a Student Led Pro Bono Clinic

Medical School/Institution:
Project Location/Site: Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinics Interprofessional Community Clinic
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Key Outcomes:
Contributions to the increase of uninsured African American utilization of ICC services: 1) Community Partners 2) Serving as a resource 3) Utilizing their resources 4) 60th District Electronic Community Board 5) Church Advertisement 6) Representative Flyer 7) Sustainability: 1) Prevent the cessation of a successful program 2) Terminating an effective program leads to negative effects for community involved host organization 3) Program initiation costs are high 4) Community experiencing unexpected program termination lose trust when future programs are to be introduced