Krishna
Hariprasad
The University of Texas at Austin
I am a junior at The University of Texas at Austin pursuing a B.S.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Humanities. As an Undergraduate Social Services Coordinator at C.D. Doyle, a student-run free clinic. I oversee the training of volunteers in social services roles, including mental health screenings and resource utilization, and collaborate with community partners to address social services. I have a strong interest in interest in medicine as a tool for social justice and addressing health disparities, and working with students across different fields at clinic has provided me with insights into the interprofessional management of free clinics.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: C.D. Doyle Clinic (CDD) is a student-run free clinic (SRFC) that provides acute, episodic care at the Esperanza Community, a 200-member emergency shelter complex serving those experiencing homelessness. The Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (FICP) course teaches interprofessional education to medical, pharmacy, nursing, and social work students. A hackathon is a time-bound event where teams collectively prototype solutions for diverse problems. CDD’s Community Hackathon took place in an FICP class with prompts reflecting CDD’s challenges. Our research aims…