Free Clinic

A more recent volunteer program that I had become involved with is called the Defiance Care's Free Clinic. This clinic is all volunteer and provides health care for those who cannot afford so or have to high of a deductible. Over the last three years, we have served over 300 patients. Defiance Care's Free Clinic is on one Saturday a month and we have volunteer doctors who come and take a look at patients for free. Along with volunteer doctors, there is also volunteer social workers who will help assist patients if needed.

I really enjoy volunteering for the Free Clinic. Through volunteering I have helped serve as a receptionist and a greeter. When I'm a receptionist I help hand make charts of people and their age and keep them on file. While I am a greeter, I provide people who come into the clinic with appropriate paperwork and greet them in a friendly manner. At the Free Clinic people have to sign waver forms and we also have to sign forms such as the Hippa form and other agreement forms. To me one of the best parts about helping with the Free Clinic is that I do not see any blood or any testing and I do not shadow any doctors. I am not much of a medical person, but I can handle the reception desk work and communication work.

Outside of helping on the one Saturday a month, I also am in the process of setting up a Facebook page and getting the word of the Free Clinic out. My next plan is to get it broadcasted over the radio. One of my favorite things about volunteering with the Free Clinic is seeing the smiles on people's face because they know someone out there is trying to help them and hasn't given up on them. Along with the Defiance Cares Free Clinic, a recent dental place has opened up with some free dental care! Through a lot of hard work, the organizations have come a long way.

Like many of the other organizations available on campus, there are students who are both Service Leaders and non Service Leaders. Right now the manager of the Free Clinic is a student that is not apart of the Service Leader Program.
Defiance Cares Free Clinic applies to a bunch of different majors. Some of those majors it applies to are Social Work, Nursing, Accounting, Communication, and pretty much any science major. Science Majors are allowed to shadow the doctors. It is a great way to learn some field experience and help build up your resume!

Below are some links about the Defiance Cares Free Clinic
Defiance Cares Free Clinic
Defiance Cares Free Clinic Video