Exploring the Frontier: The Journal of Student-Run Clinics

Abstract

The Journal of Student-Run Clinics (JSRC) was created to highlight insights and innovations at student-run clinics (SRCs) by featuring quality, relevant media. The inaugural journal issue features three original research articles and one descriptive report. Original studies investigate: how access to an SRC affects reported emergency department usage, patient satisfaction, and perceived access to a physician; hypertension outcomes at an SRC for the uninsured as compared to insured patients; and whether volunteering at an SRC promotes development of certain underrepresented clinical core competencies. The descriptive report details the clinic model of an osteopathic pediatric and obstetric clinic. Many individuals contributed to the production of this first JSRC issue; twenty one different institutions and five distinct health disciplines are represented. In terms of publication statistics, four of ten articles considered for the first issue were published.