Community service is an important aspect of the mission of the NEOUCOM Department of Family Medicine. The department is actively involved in several initiatives that provide service to Northeast Ohio communities.

The Medically Underserved

Our commitment to improving health care for the medically underserved is accomplished at three levels - education, service and research. The NEOUCOM Department of Family Medicine partners with clinics located in Northeast Ohio that have a focus on providing care for the medically underserved. Not only do members of our department provide care at many of these sites, but these clinics also support clinical education and research. All NEOUCOM students spend time at various sites that provide care to the medically underserved throughout Northeastern Ohio. Many of these sites are engaged in a research project to use computer technology to improve preventive health services for uninsured and underserved patients.

MEDCAMP

MEDCAMP is a three-day extensive experience designed to provide 14-year-old students with early exposure to the life sciences, particularly medicine, as a potential career choice. Sponsored by the NEOUCOM AHEC program, Medcamp targets women, minorities, rural students and other underrepresented groups in medicine. Family medicine faculty and staff take an active role in the planning and delivery of the program each year. Click on the following link for more information about the MEDCAMP program.

The Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center (WRGEC)

The WRGEC is headquartered at Case Western Reserve University's Department of Medicine at the Case MetroHealth Medical Center Campus in Cleveland. The WRGEC was established in 1985 as part of a nationwide network offering education and training opportunities in geriatrics, including faculty development, professional development, curriculum development, and a resource clearinghouse for educational material. The WRGEC consortium includes the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Medical University of Ohio (Toledo), Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens), and Miami University (Miami). The WRGEC has trained more than 20,000 healthcare professionals, faculty and students from all health care fields.