The Unity Health Clinic is a free clinic that primarily serves uninsured Indonesian immigrants of Chinese descent. 

Quick facts:

• Patient Population: uninsured Indonesian immigrants
• Location: 21st and Snyder in South Philadelphia
• Affiliations: supported by ADROP in partnership with Penn Med, Villanova College of Nursing, and the local community
• APAMSA Mentor: Dr. Giang Nguyen
• Services offered: medical evaluations, blood work, medication samples, patient education, immunizations, and more
• Cost: free of charge

Experience a one-of-a-kind opportunity to work hand in hand with medical translators.

Discover how different cultural backgrounds affect patient perceptions of health and medicine.

Serve a motivated and under-served community often overlooked in public health initiatives.

As a medical student volunteer, what will I be doing at Unity Health Clinic?

• As a volunteer, you will primarily assist and shadow Penn faculty and residents. On clinic evenings, medical students will be involved in medical scribing, checking blood pressure, retrieving medications, and more. Volunteers will also be response for presentations to small groups of patients on basic topics in health and medicine once a semester.
  

What is the time commitment?

• Tuesdays, 5:30 – 8:30, once per month
  

How can I become involved in a leadership position?

• Apply to become the 2015-16 Unity Clinic coordinator on the APAMSA executive board

How many students will be accepted this year?

• This year only eight students will have the opportunity to serve at Unity Health Clinic

For more information, feel free to e-mail the current clinic coordinator, Cole Thompson, at [email protected].