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- - The Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium (CFCC) was established to enhance collaboration among student-run free clinics (SRFCs) in the Chicago area by offering innovation grants and hosting annual conferences.
- - Over four years (2018-2022), CFCC engaged 23 SRFCs from six different schools, distributed over $15,000 in grants, and hosted four conferences attended by 176 students.
- - Survey results showed that 80% of attendees felt more inclined to collaborate with other clinics, and 87% of grant recipients believed their funding facilitated projects that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.
Article Abstract
Background: While student-run free clinics (SRFCs) play an important role in care for underserved populations, few mechanisms exist to promote collaboration among regional SRFCs.
Aims: To address this gap, the Chicagoland Free Clinics Consortium (CFCC) was formed to (1) facilitate collaboration between Chicagoland SRFCs, (2) provide innovation grant funding, and (3) host an annual conference.
Setting And Participants: In 2018, students from the Pritzker School of Medicine founded the CFCC and partnered with peers from area schools to implement programming.
Program Description: Between 2018 and 2022, CFCC engaged 23 SRFCs representing all 6 Chicagoland schools, held 4 annual conferences, and distributed $15,423 in grants to 19 projects at 14 SRFC sites.
Program Evaluation: A total of 176 students from 5 schools attended the 4 conferences. In 2022, 82 unique participants were surveyed, and 66% (54/82) responded. Eighty percent (43/54) reported they were "more likely to collaborate with other Chicagoland free clinics." In 2022, all grant sites were surveyed and 84% (16/19) responded. Most (87%,14/16) agreed the grant "allowed them to implement a project that would not have otherwise been accomplished" and 21% (4/19) were inter-institutional collaborations.
Discussion: To our knowledge, CFCC is the first student-led organization to promote sustained collaboration across SRFCs in a metropolitan area.
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