CHAP Preceptors Needed!
The Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP) began at the University of Washington in 1980 as an organization created to nurture the ideas and goals of health care students interested in working with medically underserved populations. CHAP sponsors student-initiated and directed, extracurricular community direct service projects addressing the health needs of underserved communities. Students design, plan, implement, staff and evaluate these programs, with assistance, guidance and support from staff and faculty and from partnering community organizations.
CHAP has been running a diagnose-and-treat dermatology clinic at the DESC shelter since 1994. With medical student volunteers and on-site support from local physicians, the biweekly clinic provides care to many of Seattle's homeless adults. Student volunteers are provided the unique opportunity to hone their clinical skills, provide treatment, and engage in meaningful conversations with members of our underserved population. The clinic is scheduled on-site at DESC every other Wednesday running from approximately 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
The other current CHAP program, our health education focused Foot Care Clinic, allows Medical and Nursing students to develop a toolkit of clinical and health promotion skills for working with the homeless community, for whom quality foot care can be a potential life-saver. During clinics students work one-on-one with clients to provide foot examinations and foot care. Current sites for this project include Mary’s Place Drop-in Center for Homeless Women, Downtown Emergency Service Center in collaboration with CHAP Dermatology Clinic, ROOTS (Rising out of the Shadows).
Preceptors are always needed for both types of clinics. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Program Coordinator.
Danielle Bienz, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator
Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP)
Phone: (206) 685-7662 | dbienz1@uw.edu
CHAP has been running a diagnose-and-treat dermatology clinic at the DESC shelter since 1994. With medical student volunteers and on-site support from local physicians, the biweekly clinic provides care to many of Seattle's homeless adults. Student volunteers are provided the unique opportunity to hone their clinical skills, provide treatment, and engage in meaningful conversations with members of our underserved population. The clinic is scheduled on-site at DESC every other Wednesday running from approximately 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
The other current CHAP program, our health education focused Foot Care Clinic, allows Medical and Nursing students to develop a toolkit of clinical and health promotion skills for working with the homeless community, for whom quality foot care can be a potential life-saver. During clinics students work one-on-one with clients to provide foot examinations and foot care. Current sites for this project include Mary’s Place Drop-in Center for Homeless Women, Downtown Emergency Service Center in collaboration with CHAP Dermatology Clinic, ROOTS (Rising out of the Shadows).
Preceptors are always needed for both types of clinics. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Program Coordinator.
Danielle Bienz, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator
Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP)
Phone: (206) 685-7662 | dbienz1@uw.edu
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Membership
The KCAFP advocates for your interests and serves as your home for important resources, specialty information, and career and practice guidance. The King County chapter is the local branch of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Membership is unified, which means that members are required to belong to the national AAFP and to their appropriate chapter. KCAFP-Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) The KCAFP-FMIG Partnership seeks to bridge the gap between local practicing family physicians and pre-clinical medical students by fostering opportunities for students to interact with physicians in their community. This partnership increases exposure to Family Medicine to those students who may not be considering the specialty, while continuing to encourage enthusiasm in the students who are already interested in the field. |
The KCAFP is a component chapter of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians,
which is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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which is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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