Abstract
BackgroundStudent Run Clinics (SRCs) are a common aspect of medical education, present at more than half of US medical schools, and noted for providing care to communities that might otherwise lack access, including the uninsured and underinsured. To date, few studies have rigorously quantified the health and economic benefits of SRCs, and the present study remedies that.Methods and findingsWe used Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the health impact of common preventive health interventions applied to individuals in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). We then used those measurements to estimate the health and economic impact of United Community Clinic (UCC), a student-run clinic in Philadelphia, PA. We found that with an annual operating budget of $50,000, UCC saves 6.5 QALYs, corresponding to over $850,000 saved.ConclusionsUsing Monte Carlo simulation methods, the health and economic impact of SRCs can be reasonably estimated to demonstrate the utility of SRCs and justify their growing importance in the healthcare delivery landscape of the US.
Highlights
More than half of medical schools in the country have student-run clinics (SRCs), and a great fraction of the providers are students in their preclinical years [1]
Using Monte Carlo simulation methods, the health and economic impact of SRCs can be reasonably estimated to demonstrate the utility of SRCs and justify their growing importance in the healthcare delivery landscape of the US
We present detail in the supplementary documents (S2) of the clinically preventable burden (CPB) computation flow for the quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained from the influenza intervention (To avoid convoluting the body of the article we have placed the equations in S2 and focus here on the concepts of the CPB calculation)
Summary
More than half of medical schools in the country have student-run clinics (SRCs), and a great fraction of the providers are students in their preclinical years [1]. Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the impact of student-run clinics students from at least 2 or more healthcare related professional schools, including nursing, pharmacy, and social work, in addition to medicine [2]. These numbers show that SRCs are becoming an integral part of US medical education, and the benefits are numerous. Few studies have rigorously quantified the health and economic benefits of SRCs, and the present study remedies that
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