VCOM - Carolinas 2018 Yearbook

MOVE Medical Outreach and Volunteer Effort Patrick Bearden, President; Julia Bottcher, Vice President; Cadeara Lindenfelser, Treasurer; Richard Huneycutt, Secretary

T he Medical Outreach and Volunteer Effort (MOVE) continued VCOM’s mission statement to prepare “... community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations” by participating in volunteer efforts throughout the community. The organization’s main project, volunteering at St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic, continued to be one of VCOM-Carolina’s main volunteer events for students to participate in. Through this event, student-doctors could practice their patient-interaction skills by performing intake at the only free clinic in Spartanburg County. Students gained firsthand experience

with the prominent ailments that affect the underserved population in the community. Students were also given the option to shadow doctors in the clinic, so that they could see community-care in action. MOVE also participated in various events held by other organizations, such as the annual Pediatric Wellness fair held by ACOP. The newest addition to MOVE’s calendar of events included two blood drives with the Blood Connection. Over 200 students and faculty signed up to donate blood, and the Blood Connection was kind enough to give Chick-fil-A giftcards to all participants. In April, MOVE participated in Spartanburg’s Earth Day Festival.

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