volunteering I witnessed first hand how the lack of health care affects developing nations‚ especially the children in these regions. Growing up half of my life under low socioeconomic standards‚ I believed that I understood the full scope of medically underserved communities. It was not until my visit to El Salvador that the full impact hit me. The emotional connection I formed with the children that we were helping‚ made me relieve the fulfillment one can gain through
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be good communicators as there is more to being a physician than diagnosing patients. Duluth’s goal to produce physicians who provide for rural Minnesota and American Indian communities aligns well with my mission to provide healthcare to medically underserved areas. The opportunity to participate in rural medicine preceptorships and the smaller class size allows for collaboration making Duluth
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It is important that one addresses health disparities in medically underserved communities because it can most importantly‚ improve quality of life as well as decrease health care cost nationwide. The decrease in health care cost will have an exponential effect on the economy by allowing more governmental funding opportunities to other important issues such as education‚ social security and other community services. By addressing health disparities within these communities it can allow for social
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In order to address the limited dental care access for the poor and underserved population‚ one of the strategies that have been implemented in some states is to utilize midlevel dental providers. Midlevel dental providers are also often called as the advanced dental hygiene practitioner‚ community dental health coordinator‚ dental health aide therapist‚ and dental therapist. Midlevel dental providers can perform fewer procedures than a dentist such as diagnosing dental diseases‚ providing preventive
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the information provided in Appendix A‚ regarding the XYZ Corporation‚ the type of assistance that will prove to be the most valuable is ARRA – Grants to Health Center Programs. The program’s objectives are to increase the number of uninsured and underserved individuals access to
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everyone in the nation has benefitted equally. Grant funds provide opportunities and resources that can be used to support studies that provide a better understanding of health disparities‚ it can also be used to develop interventions targeted to underserved and explore approaches that can make a change in the existing oral health disparity. A successful grant application occurs in stages and involves the coordination of several activities. Planning the strategy‚ preparing the elements of the grant
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Jimmy Carter once said‚ “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something... My faith demands that I do whatever I can‚ wherever I am‚ whenever I can‚ for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.” A heartbreaking experience that occurred almost 3 years ago changed my overall perspective on life and created a new vision for me. My aunt‚ whom‚ I was extremely close to suddenly became very ill. It all started when she went into the hospital for a simple procedure
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English and the tongue of my native heritage‚ Berber. is to some day be able to harness my passion for a more just and humane world to the practical skills that will enable me to make a significant contribution‚ especially to the medically underserved members of our global human society. I look forward to working on an international level for a government agency or global non- profit organization dedicated to the promotion of
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remotely controlled dispensing cabinetry and telecommunications technologies to enable the provision of pharmaceutical services from a distance. Telepharmacy expands access to quality health care to communities nationwide‚ primarily in rural‚ medically-underserved areas.[1] Telepharmacy is something that could greatly improve and advance the heath care word not only for providers but also for patients. Telepharmacy however has many legal and privacy issues to resolve before it can become an established
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Through an existing partnership with local schools St. Mary’s Medical Center received information regarding poor dental health from school nurses that children were coming to school with tooth pain that they could not address. Furthermore this problem was complicating teaching these children due to the pain. Also fewer dentists were accepting Medicaid due to reimbursement and transportation issues that added to further lost revenue for community dentist. The hospital has access to invaluable community
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