Columbus House/Immanuel Baptist -- Open for Spring 2008 Volunteers
Interested in getting real experience with clinicians dedicated to the underserved?  Join Columbus House!  Columbus House is a local shelter where we assist clinicians as they treat residents at the in-house, walk-in clinic.  This involves taking vital signs and an abbreviated history of patients as they arrive, presenting the cases to the PA, and assisting her in examination/treatment.  It's great clinical exposure, and a good way to give help to people who need it.

We currently send volunteers to our Immanuel Baptist location every Monday and Wednesday evening from 4:30 to 6.  Typically we have enough volunteers such that no one needs to go more than two or three times in a semester.  No experience necessary;  we'll show you everything you need to know.  All medical, PA, nursing, and EPH students are welcome.

If you'd like to volunteer, please fill out our short volunteer form by 11:59PM on Friday, March 21.  We'll get back to you as soon as we compile a schedule.

Thanks!
Columbus House

Info for Emmanuel Baptist/Columbus House

Meet at 4:20 pm in front of the Yale Med Library

Bring 1) a pen or two, 2) a name-tag, 3) your stethoscope (if you have one), and
4) a watch with a second-hand.

Dress casual, but try to avoid jeans.  You don't need your white coat or any
other medically-related apparel.

Directions:   From the medical school (333 Cedar St.):
Head North on CEDAR ST.
Turn RIGHT onto YORK ST.
Turn RIGHT onto SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD
Turn LEFT onto CHURCH ST.
Turn RIGHT onto ELM ST.
Turn LEFT onto STATE ST. *detour to Grand from Elm
Take next RIGHT, then an IMMEDIATE RIGHT, and IMMEDIATE LEFT.
ELM ST. will turn into GRAND AVE.
The shelter is at 645 GRAND AVE.
There should be orange signs that point to where to go for the detour.  When you
arrive at the shelter, there is a side driveway/alleyway right next to the
building that you pull up into and park in the back.   You can enter the
shelter and ask the front desk person for Ron or Janina (the NP you'll be
shadowing) and tell them you're volunteering with him/her.

Should you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact us--
Badri Modi:  badri.modi@yale.edu
Hale Season: hale.season@yale.edu
Lilangi Ediriwickrema: lilangi.ediriwickrema@yale.edu
Guson Kang: guson.kang@yale.edu
Matthew Singleton: matthew.singleton@yale.edu
Kate Wynne: kathryn.wynne@yale.edu
Alison Lin: lewei.lin@yale.edu
Toks Famakinwa: olatokunbo.famakinwa@yale.edu
Susan Wasseluk: susan.wasseluk@yale.edu