>> We've got patients, so I'm going to go round them up and then I'll start sending
people out.
>> Sounds good.
>> LionCare is a medical student-run free clinic based at the Bethesda Mission in downtown
Harrisburg.
>> Those are our clinic coordinators for tonight.
You've got Allie, Seema [phonetic] and Jaywah [phonetic].
>> Hi.
>> We're second-year, yeah, so we're the clinic coordinator for women's clinic.
So before each clinic starts we just go into each room, make sure they have all the equipment
that's needed.
>> Ready to get started.
So we've got patients out there.
>> LionCare started out about 15 years ago.
>> We've got a bunch of clinics going on tonight and we've got a ton of people here.
Things will get a little hectic eventually, but...
>> It was initiated by a group of students to provide care to the needy citizens of the
area.
>> Any questions?
I'll get our first patient.
>> Our primary goal is to provide care for the underserved.
Your clinic, tonight, I know we have psych clinic [inaudible].
Pretty much.
It's their first time coming in.
First-years.
>> Yeah.
>> Two thousand patients per year are seen at LionCare.
>> I mean, usually like a full physical?
>> I think you should do at least vitals and [inaudible]
>> After the patients come in, they get assigned to a specific room.
>> I think they're ready for you.
>> And the students start interviewing and do their first physical exam.
>> Hello, my name's [inaudible] and I'm a second-year medical student.
>> My name is Elena.
I'm a first-year medical student.
So we'll ask you a few questions, okay?
So what brings you in today?
>> Well, I'm trying to get a physical for to get my license.
>> After they do that, they consult with a physician and come up with a plan.
If there's a need for any medication, the students go into the pharmacy that we have
here.
>> Oh, you already wrote the amoxicillin?
>> I already wrote the amoxicillin.
>> Did you write the [inaudible], too?
>> They do everything from start to finish.
>> So he's here now, he's at the [inaudible].
>> They basically come in.
They don't have to have insurance or anything.
They don't have to pay anything when they come in.
They don't have to pay anything when they go out.
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>> They're being able to learn and get some hands-on experience, and people here that
need some help and don't have the financial ability to take care of that themselves are
being able to get some things taken care of.
But it's a nice thing that they do.
Yeah, absolutely.
>> Mary just cancelled.
She was confirmed earlier in the day and she just cancelled.
So we put her on the next clinic.
>> Okay.
>> My name is Nancy Wingate and I am a nurse here at Bethesda Mission.
I just wanted to give you a heads up on that.
>> Okay.
Sounds good.
>> Each year the students raise the bar, and when we think they can't get it higher, they
do.
>> But we can put another patient in there.
>> No, we can put her in, because I'm going to be here.
>> The students make it happen.
>> Yeah, just have a seat.
Either one, either chair works.
My name's Laura Lewenberger [phonetic].
I'm a first-year medical student.
I just started three weeks ago.
I'm going to do your vitals and do your pulse and blood pressure while you wait.
So far it's been interesting.
There's obviously a lot of need and there's lots of patients who are looking for care.
And it's a great experience for us, I think.
>> Now I'm going to do your height.
>> This is a free clinic.
All the students are volunteers.
All the physicians that attend are volunteers.
Everyone just volunteers their time.
>> I have the chart of the next patient.
>> Oh, okay.
>> I think it's a great opportunity for the students to practice their physical exam skills,
their interviewing skills, many of the things that we talk about.
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>> It really complements the education that we give at Hershey.
>> If you want him to wait, I can just go tell him that you'll page him again.
>> Who?
The... [inaudible] Okay.
Yeah, it might be a couple of minutes.
>> Okay, that's fine.
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>> So Amina [phonetic] here, he's been a superstar lately.
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>> So we get a lot of patients who speak only Spanish or only Arabic in Harrisburg.
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>> He's a good guy, yeah.
>> I think LionCare defines inspired.
Our students were inspired to start it and to help.
Our faculty has been inspired to volunteer and to provide their services.
And I think they're inspired because they feel that they're making a difference.
>> At the end of each clinic, we usually give a thank you card to the doctors or the residents
that do come help us.
>> I think it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever been involved with.
>> So we hope they will come back and join us again.
>> LionCare is wonderful to not just students, but they really care about the people.
>> LionCare is just such an incredible opportunity for students, and I'm just so glad that we
have this opportunity.
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