Fellow Videos

The Fellows expanded a student-led mobile dental clinic providing free dental care to under resourced communities that face transportation, financial, and language barriers. Unlike traditional mobile clinics, they travel to their community partner sites transforming an empty room into a fully functioning clinic with portable dental units, chairs and materials. This monthly clinic currently partners with community organizations that support refugees, individuals facing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, and those with mental/physical disabilities.

Damaged and missing teeth impact one’s ability to eat, get a job and have a pain free mouth. Plus, it is devastating for a person’s self-esteem. Davarion and Jean transformed lives for patients at the CAARE Clinic by providing $21,600 worth of free dentures and partials to those who could not afford to pay the $4,000-$6,000 dollars for basic teeth replacement.

Learn how Walter and Pinyu created SEE: Screening Eyes and Education to provide retina and glaucoma screenings to under resourced community members. Attendees rotate through stations that screen their visual fields, visual acuity and eye pressure.

Did you know it is important to establish a dental home for your baby by the age of one? Kayla helped health care providers understand its importance and how to incorporate oral health messaging into their appointments.

Did you know that one in ten youth athletes will have a sports-related dental injury? Learn how Maya and Brandon encouraged middle school athletes to wear their mouthguards when playing their sport.

People experiencing homelessness are often on their feet ten miles or more per day. Maira and Shailey launched a foot care clinic at a shelter for women who are unhoused. The monthly clinic provided women with a warm foot bath, a visit with a doctor, and a care bag filled with foot essentials, socks, and a pair of tennis shoes.

The Fellows created a student-led initiative at the Durham VA Medical Center designed to bridge the gap in care for high-risk veterans over the age of 65 undergoing elective surgery. They found that although patients were worried about their medical conditions, they were most concerned about social needs and their ability to recover in the setting of their social environment.

Migrant farmworkers face many barriers to accessing healthcare, most notably geographic isolation and lack of transportation. Jack and Sydney conducted outreach visits to farmworkers’ homes in New Hanover, Pender, and Bladen counties to address their needs concerning diabetes management and nutrition using the framework by the National Center for Farmworker Health.

The Fellows led an nterdisciplinary initiative created to improve the early recognition, diagnosis, and quality of life for women experiencing oral symptoms of autoimmune disease. Through weekly clinics at UNC Dermatology, the Fellows identified and supported over 100 patients, many of whom had previously gone years without a diagnosis.

The Fellows launched the program every spine surgery patient deserves. Learn how they did it and what happened as a result.

When caring for babies and toddlers, lifting, carrying, bending, and twisting are common tasks that can lead to neck and back pain if not performed properly. The Fellows helped mothers learn proper positioning techniques to prevent strain and injury covering safe practices for feeding, carrying infant car seats, and transferring babies from cribs.

Taylor and Kristen partnered with Community Crossroads Center, a local shelter, to launch Greenville’s first employability program for people experiencing homelessness holding career-readiness workshops, providing individualized mentoring, and hosting a job fair. Simultaneously, they helped re-establish a medical respite to provide medically fragile residents a safe space for recovery after hospital discharge.

Learn how the Fellows launched a free cardiology clinic to address Nash County’s high rates of heart disease and lack of accessible specialty care for uninsured and underinsured patients. Each clinic was staffed by staffed by a cardiologist, a mid-level provider, a 4 medical student volunteer team and a MedServe Fellow.

Carly and Myna led an evidenced based fall prevention program for older adults. Matter of Balance is an 8-week series of classes focused on flexibility, balance, and strength exercises. Participants increased their confidence in preventing falls as well as their physical ability to do so.

Mohsen and Aliyah addressed the health literacy and social needs of recently arrived Syrian‬ and Colombian refugee families through monthly group workshops and personalized coaching and resource connection. As many of the refugee family had experienced significant trauma, they focused on mental wellness and healthcare access.

Learn how Jeanie and Esther expanded the Smile Clinic, UNC"s first mobile student-run dental clinic. They provided over $20,000* worth of free dental treatment and education for women and their children at an emergency shelter as well as other vulnerable populations.

Avani and Lisa assisted UNC Hospital trauma surgery patients who are low-income by providing wellness checks, wound care and mobility aids, and nutritional support for four months after discharge. They reduced post-operative financial toxicity, improved post-operative health outcomes, and supported patients’ return to independence.

Ashkan Habib and Rayad Shams partnered with Piedmont Health Services, a federally qualified health center, to send mobile health clinics to the rural medically underserved areas of Chatham, Alamance, Caswell, and Lee counties to provide free medical and dental care and links to follow up care.