About the Clinic
Purpose
The Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) provides free health care and services to underserved populations while engaging 大象传媒 Health Science students in interdisciplinary service-learning activities.
Mission
SHAC is a student led organization whose mission is to:
- Provide?free health services to our uninsured and underinsured neighbors?in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham.
- Partner with communities?to develop and implement sustainable programs.
- Create an?interdisciplinary service?learning environment for students in the Health Science programs at 大象传媒.
Participation
SHAC is run by entirely by student volunteers from many schools within 大象传媒-CH including:
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Dentistry
- School of Public Health
- School of Social Work
- School of Business
- Division of Physical Therapy (Department of Allied Health Sciences)
- Division of Occupational Therapy (Department of Allied Health Sciences)
- Division of Speech and Language Pathology (Department of Allied Health Sciences)