Community Work
Starting in the first year each resident will provide continuity of care to their patients in the Family Medicine Center. Starting in the 2nd year, once independently licensed in the State of North Carolina, each resident will also see continuity patients by joining a team of health care providers in one of several available community health clinical sites as:
Home-based Care for Seniors
Designed and implemented in partnership with Durham's Federally Qualified Community Health Center (Lincoln Community Health Center), the County Department of Social Services, Area Mental Health Center, and City Housing Authority, Just For Us provides clinical services in ten low-income senior housing sites in Durham. The program employs an interdisciplinary, inter-agency team to deliver primary care, nutritional counseling, occupational therapy, and case management services in patient's homes. The client population consists of almost 400 indigent, medically fragile, medically complex patients, 84% of whom are African-American.
Neighborhood Clinics
Lyon Park and Walltown Neighborhood Clinics, designed in partnership with Lincoln Community Health Center and local faith-based communities, provide approximately 10,000 patient visits with a payer mix of 80% uninsured and 15-20% Medicaid, serving largely African-American and Latino patients.
School-based Clinics
Four School-Based Health Clinics (one high school and three elementary schools) serve more than 3,000 students, over 70% African-American, 8 - 20% Latino, and a high proportion economically disadvantaged.
