Strengths
Community
- Access to basic health care
- Better able to keep up with preventative care
Students
- Hands-on experience
- Better able to apply what they have learned
- Reduce the anxiety of performing skills in the real world
- Knowledge of what goes into running practice
School
- More likely to have a higher graduation rate
- More likely to have higher % state exam rate
- Reduce cost of virtual labs and mannequin upkeep
|
Weaknesses
- What are your weaknesses or limitations?
- What are your weaknesses or limitations?
Community
- Feel uncomfortable about local people knowing personal health information
- Still may not attend and only seek care when sick
School
- Need to pay on site healthcare provider to oversee clinic
- Pay for lawyer for to ensure safety of clinic
- Operate with HIPAA Compliance and a waiver for health care provider coverage
Students
Limitations based on student curriculum, and skill level. Not a full service clinic.
|
Opportunities
- What are your opportunities?
- What are your opportunities?
Community
- Healthier society
- Stronger support for local groups
Students
- More desirable candidates for jobs because of hands-on experience
- Become better health care professional
- See what is actually required of the job before committing to the career
School
- Money from the donations or "pay what you can" option can go back into the program
- Government grants may be available for the services
- Work with hospitals to fast track jobs once students graduate
|
Threats
- HIPAA compliance
- If a mistake is made, how it is handled
- Healthcare providers: how many are needed and what would the cost be?
|
