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The authors determine whether patients who participate in The Other 45, an educational curriculum, report improvements in their ability to manage their chronic disease(s) and their health outcomes and whether second-year osteopathic medical students report changes in patient-centered care, clinical confidence, and medical/teaching knowledge.
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Mohamed Elshazzly, OMS IV; Ani Mnatsakanian, OMS III; Ryan Machiele, OMS III; Roxana Aghili, OMS III; Yen-Ping Kuo, PhD; and Amy Hinkelman, PhD
The Campbell University Community Care Clinic, a self-funded, student-run clinic, provides free health care to uninsured residents of rural Harnett County, NC. The authors sought to determine which sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are present in this patient population and to identify demographic groups at higher risk of contracting STDs.
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