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01-06-2014 | Brief Communication

Establishing a Binational Student-Run Free-Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico: A Model for US–Mexico Border States

Authors: Victoria D. Ojeda, Amy Eppstein, Remedios Lozada, Adriana C. Vargas-Ojeda, Steffanie A. Strathdee, David Goodman, Jose L. Burgos

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2014

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In 2011, a bi-national student-run free clinic for the underserved, known as “Health Frontiers in Tijuana” (HFiT), was created in Tijuana, Mexico. Students and faculty from one Mexican and one US medical school staff the clinic and attend patients on Saturdays. Students from both medical schools enroll in a didactic course during the quarter/semester that they attend the free clinic. The course addresses clinical, ethical, cultural, population-specific issues and the structure, financing and delivery of medical care in Mexico. The clinic implements an electronic medical record and is developing telemedicine for consulting on complex cases. Despite challenges related to sustaining adequate funding, this program may be replicated in other border communities.

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Title: Establishing a Binational Student-Run Free-Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico: A Model for US–Mexico Border States
Authors: Victoria D. Ojeda
Amy Eppstein
Remedios Lozada
Adriana C. Vargas-Ojeda
Steffanie A. Strathdee
David Goodman
Jose L. Burgos
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9769-1

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