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Research

A key aspect in the mission of the IU Student Outreach Clinic focuses on research with the ultimate goal of creating programs and initiatives based on collected data to further impact underserved communities in Indianapolis and beyond. Several studies have been conducted at the clinic and highlight topics as they relate to patient demographics, common health conditions and the student experience.

Volunteers and partners interested in contributing to research at the clinic must be aware of the approval process to ensure the highest standard of research design and patient care. Please contact the outreach clinic team for more information.

Scientific Advisory Board

The IU Student Outreach Clinic could not function without the support of faculty, staff, and the community. Several of these individuals have offered to serve on the Scientific Advisory Board to review student research projects, offer guidance and to ensure the highest standard of research design and patient care are followed.

Farlow JL, Goodwin C, Sevilla JM. Interprofessional education through service learning: lessons from a student-led free clinic. Journal of Interprofessional Care. May 2015.

Burgin, C. Establishing a Women’s Health Clinic: Increasing Healthcare Access, Empowerment, and Hope. The Free Clinic Research Collective. Publication. April 2017.

Determining adherence to empiric antibacterial therapy in a student-run outreach clinic (April 2013).

Assessment of medical education at the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (2011 – present).

Service, education and advocacy within a student-run pharmacy: an evaluation of the Butler University Community Outreach Pharmacy (2011)

Assessing the psychiatric disease burden and barriers to mental health care in a student-run free clinic population (2011).

Near eastside social needs assessment survey (2011).

Near eastside community health needs assessment (2009).

3 clinics, 1 school, 8 years: Harnessing the Experience of Three Hoosier Clinics to Guide Nascent Clinics Through Establishment and Beyond. Accepted Workshop for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

No More Papercuts: The Implementation of a Free Electronic Health Records System in a Student-Run Free Clinic. Accepted Workshop for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

The Evolving Role for Nursing Students in a Student Run Free Clinic. Accepted Oral Presentation for March 2020, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Orlando, FL).

Implementation of Education Empowerment Team (EET) for increased education-focused conversations in the setting of a student-run free clinic. Accepted Oral Presentation for March 2020, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Orlando, FL).

Implementation of Patient Navigators to Improve Effectiveness of Continuity of Care in a Student-Run Free Clinic. Accepted Poster for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

Medicine and Pharmacy Collaboration at a Student-Run Free Clinic. Accepted Poster for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

Implementation of a Handoff Program between Nursing and Medical Students in a Student-Run Free Clinic to Increase Efficiency and Interprofessional Collaboration. Accepted Poster for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

Knowledge and attitudinal factors influencing contraceptive use in a student-run clinic on the near-eastside of Indianapolis. Accepted Poster for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

The Effects of Transitioning to a Pass-Fail Grading System on Student Volunteer Activity at a Student-Run Free Clinic. Accepted Poster for February 2018, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Omaha, NE).

The Effect of Incorporating Scheduled Appointments in the setting of a Walk-In Student- Run Free Clinic on Hypertension Management. Accepted Poster for March 2019, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Kansas City, KS).

Efficacy of Interventions Implemented by a Student Run Free Clinic to Increase Patient Census. Accepted Poster for March 2019, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Kansas City, KS).

Effects of Implementing a Sports Physical Day on Patient Encounters at a Student Run Free-Clinic. Accepted Poster for March 2019, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Kansas City, KS).

Implementation of a Predictive Model of Patient Attendance at the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic. Accepted Poster for March 2019, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Kansas City, KS).

Increasing student Engagement and Education in a Student-Run Clinic through Longitudinal Volunteer Programs. Accepted Poster for March 2020, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Orlando, FL).

Stay Woke: Evaluation of a Social Determinants of Health Training for Pre-Health Undergraduate Volunteers at a Student-Run Free Clinic. Accepted Poster for March 2020, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Orlando, FL).

How CareMessage Promotes Appointment Compliance in a Student-Run Free Healthcare Clinic. Accepted Poster for March 2020, The Society of Student Run Free Clinics Annual Conference (Orlando, FL).

IU-Stuent Outreach Clinic Nutrition and Culinary Education Project (2017); Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA).

Making a Women’s Health Clinic: Success at a Student-Run Free Clinic (2017); Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA).

Importance of Social Work in Student Run Clinics (2017); Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA).

Basic curriculum of student run free clinics at CGEA schools (2014); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) Central Region Meeting (Cleveland, OH).

The IU Student Outreach Clinic: A model for community-based interprofessional education (2013); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) Central Region Meeting (Cincinnati, OH); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting. (Philadelphia, PA).

A retrospective case study of community acquired healthcare: the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (2013); Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX); Robert E. Bringle Civic Engagement Showcase and Symposium (Indianapolis, IN); 2014 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN).

An interprofessional service-learning environment: the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (2011); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting (Denver, CO); 2012 Joseph Taylor Symposium (Indianapolis, IN); 2012 Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Student Affairs and Organization of Student Representatives Central/Southern Region Meeting (Clearwater, FL).

Engaged learning through a student-run free clinic (2011); National Outreach Scholarship Conference (East Lansing, MI).

The Operating Model of the IU Student Outreach Clinic (2011); Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Houston, TX); 2011 IUPUI Annual Civic Engagement Showcase (Indianapolis, IN).

Medical and Dental Students Collaborate to Create a Head and Neck Cancer Screening Program at a Student-Run Free Clinic (presentation); 2017 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA).

Nutrition and Culinary Education in a Student-Run Free Clinic (presentation); 2017 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA).

Providing Women with Poor Access to Healthcare Cancer Screenings, Diagnostic and Treatment Services, and Hope (presentation); 2017 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Anaheim,
CA).

Developing multi-institutional student-run clinic research projects (presentation); 2014 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN).

Making your interprofessional educational program truly interprofessional (presenation); 2014 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN).

Models for effective solicitation, incorporation and integration of multiple professions and disciplins within a student-run clinic (presentation); 2014  Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN).

The IU-SOC: How can we become truly interprofessional? (workshop); 2013 Society for Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX).

An interprofessional service-learning environment: the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (presentation); 2012 Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Student Affairs (GSA) Central/Southern Regional Meeting (Clearwater, FL).