The Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic, a free health clinic in the Rutgers School of Health Professions that serves uninsured patients in Plainfield, N.J., has received a grant to transition from a paper-based system to an electronic health record (EHR) system.
Leaders of the new Rutgers School of Medicine (RSOM) have released a new mission, vision and values statement that underscores an emphasis on advancing health equity.
“Part of our mission is to make medical services accessible and affordable to the communities we partner with,” said Frank Giannelli, an assistant professor for the physician assistant program at the Rutgers School of Health Professions. “With help from Affinity, we can provide free primary care to uninsured and underserved adults and keep the clinic open longer.”
The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers–New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.
People with autism and intellectual disabilities historically have a life expectancy nearly 20 years less than the general population, in part because of a lack of specialized care.
To address these health inequities, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, the RWJBarnabas Health network and nonprofit organization Woods Services are establishing the first integrated primary and behavioral health care center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism in New Jersey.
To encourage students to join nursing’s dwindling ranks, an anonymous donor gave the Rutgers School of Nursing $2 million to establish an endowed fund that will provide full tuition scholarships for nursing undergraduates each year. The first preference for the scholarship goes to bachelor’s degree students from Newark area high schools, particularly those coming from Weequahic High School, where the donor graduated.