Elise
Moore
PharmD/MPH Student
University of Minnesota
Elise is a student in her fourth year of pharmacy school at the University of Minnesota, who is dually exploring a Master of Public Health. She is currently involved in designing DEI improvements in her school’s curriculum, working in a community pharmacy, and volunteering as a Spanish interpreter at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, a free student-run clinic in Minneapolis, where she is the Community Relations Chair. Her career goals include improving health outcomes for underrepresented groups both at the individual and population level.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Volunteering in a student-run free clinic (SRFC) is a common way for health science graduate students to engage with the community where their institution is located. Serving in this environment acts as an introductory, supportive learning environment for students to practice community health work and develop their understanding of patient-care centered care. SRFC often face a unique challenge and opportunity in that student volunteers arrive with various backgrounds and experiences, and with differing knowledge, theories, and types of experiences with ethical community engagement. With these…
Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFC) are uniquely positioned to deliver accessible care while simultaneously developing future healthcare practitioners focused on community health. With over 100 such clinics across the United States, SRFCs present a novel opportunity to amplify community awareness and use of harm reduction interventions through collaboration with local stakeholders. Harm reduction tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips have become increasingly available to the public to combat the rapid rise of opioid related drug overdoses. Community organizations have complemented the…