Community Partner Outreach Programs

Program Overview

These programs are focused on helping community partners in whatever way they need in these times.

Please scroll down to read more information about each project.

Student Coordinator

Name: Sara Yee, MS2

Student Leaders:

For interest or questions on individual projects, please contact the project's student leader

  • Preventing Social Isolation

    • Charlotte Archuleta, MS3

  • Wesley Clinic

    • Fathima Haseefa, MS2, & Jubran Jubran, MS2

  • Banner Family Medicine Vulnerable Patient Outreach

    • Pareena Kaur, MS4

Program Descriptions:

Prevention of Social Isolation

The goal of this program is connecting students with seniors living in hospice or nursing and assisted living facilities. During the current pandemic our seniors, already an isolated community, are more in need of companionship than ever. Loneliness is associated with poor mental and physical health and virtual visits with students can help meet the need for connection. Video conferencing and activities such as writing letters and cards will be used to safely bring students and seniors together during this COVID-19 pandemic.

There are two opportunities available to volunteers through this project. The first is through virtual volunteering with Sage Hospice. The second is through a virtual pen-pals program with Dreamcatchers.org.

Time Commitment:

  • Sage Hospice: 1-4 hours/week

  • Dreamcatchers: 1 hour/week

Available to all students

Wesley Clinic

Students will be able to volunteer their time to help patients at Wesley Clinic, a FQHC, transition towards online, web-based care. Projects include helping patients get web-enabled for telemedicine visits and the Wesley portal, performing depression screening over the phone, educating patients about colon cancer cancer screening, and general outreach for social determinants of health.

Time Commitment:

  • Mandatory 1-hour training session

  • Minimum of one 4-hour shift/week

*Medical students only

Banner Family Medicine Vulnerable Patient Outreach

We have a new remote volunteer opportunity for MS4s to help the Banner FM residency program reach out to and provide resources to vulnerable patients who may be experiencing any negative impacts due to the pandemic and/or social distancing. Volunteers will receive training and have support from attendings during call times.

Time Commitment: 1 hour/call, 2-3 calls/week

*UA COM-P fourth-year medical students only