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East Linn Community Clinic
Providing patient care while revitalizing medical students
By Erin Asher, OMS, Janyne Mallender, OMS, and Nathan Leavitt
The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Lebanon campus has
joined forces with Corvallis-based Community Outreach Inc., Linn County
Public Health facilities, and Samaritan Health Services hospitals to provide a
free medical clinic for uninsured patients with limited access to care in Linn
County, Oregon. WesternU provides services through East Linn Community
Clinic to an average of 25 patients per month, with approximately 200
student volunteers rotating on a monthly basis.
Through the care and generosity of Samaritan hospitals, underserved
patients can have laboratory work ordered, radiological studies taken, and
medication prescribed for no cost while they are receiving care. Physicians
manage acute conditions, provide medical refills, and assist in management
of chronic conditions. Patients have a unique opportunity to obtain
osteopathic manipulative medicine as well, thus receiving treatment that is
based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-
regulation and the interrelationships of structure and function. Additionally,
patients are educated on insurance options to ensure continued health
maintenance, such as the Oregon Health Plan.
The clinic provides an opportunity for first-and second-year College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific student doctors to provide one-on-one
patient care. While these patients are receiving much-needed treatment, it
allows students to practice and utilize the skills they are learning in the
classroom. Students gain insight into treating underserved patients while
developing critical thinking skills in managing more complex cases in a true
clinical environment. They are guided through the entire intake, examination,
and treatment process by a faculty physician, and are critiqued on their
techniques and logic. Due to the unique training osteopathic medical Derek Sorweide, DO, (right) provides guidance to Jake Fisher, OMS, and Justin Jacobs, OMS.
students receive, the clinic allows students to visualize and utilize
manipulative medicine skills developed in the classroom while under the
supervision of attending physicians. The collaboration between the
community, students and physicians creates a learning and healing
environment focused on meeting patient needs in Linn County, which
provides benefits to all involved. n
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Providing patient care while revitalizing medical students
By Erin Asher, OMS, Janyne Mallender, OMS, and Nathan Leavitt
The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Lebanon campus has
joined forces with Corvallis-based Community Outreach Inc., Linn County
Public Health facilities, and Samaritan Health Services hospitals to provide a
free medical clinic for uninsured patients with limited access to care in Linn
County, Oregon. WesternU provides services through East Linn Community
Clinic to an average of 25 patients per month, with approximately 200
student volunteers rotating on a monthly basis.
Through the care and generosity of Samaritan hospitals, underserved
patients can have laboratory work ordered, radiological studies taken, and
medication prescribed for no cost while they are receiving care. Physicians
manage acute conditions, provide medical refills, and assist in management
of chronic conditions. Patients have a unique opportunity to obtain
osteopathic manipulative medicine as well, thus receiving treatment that is
based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-
regulation and the interrelationships of structure and function. Additionally,
patients are educated on insurance options to ensure continued health
maintenance, such as the Oregon Health Plan.
The clinic provides an opportunity for first-and second-year College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific student doctors to provide one-on-one
patient care. While these patients are receiving much-needed treatment, it
allows students to practice and utilize the skills they are learning in the
classroom. Students gain insight into treating underserved patients while
developing critical thinking skills in managing more complex cases in a true
clinical environment. They are guided through the entire intake, examination,
and treatment process by a faculty physician, and are critiqued on their
techniques and logic. Due to the unique training osteopathic medical Derek Sorweide, DO, (right) provides guidance to Jake Fisher, OMS, and Justin Jacobs, OMS.
students receive, the clinic allows students to visualize and utilize
manipulative medicine skills developed in the classroom while under the
supervision of attending physicians. The collaboration between the
community, students and physicians creates a learning and healing
environment focused on meeting patient needs in Linn County, which
provides benefits to all involved. n
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