For immediate release: July 28, 2008
Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu
School of Medicine offers free children's immunization clinic
August 16 clinic aimed at medically underserved populations
RENO, Nev.— The University of Nevada School of Medicine’s Student Outreach Clinic is offering a free children’s immunization clinic on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon.
The August 16 clinic will have a limited number of free immunizations for children who will be seen on a first come, first served basis.
Student Outreach Clinics are a free service providing much needed care for Washoe County’s medically underserved population. Under the direct supervision of licensed faculty physicians, the clinic is directed by medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. No insurance or appointment is necessary. Physicals for the Head Start program are also available. Please bring your child’s immunization records.
All clinics are held at University Health System’s Family Medicine Center, located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus just north of Mackay Stadium off of North Virginia Street and 17th Street.
Patients seeking further information about the free immunization clinic should call 775-682-8646.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in healthcare, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas. The school is committed to a best practices approach to medicine and is dedicated to exceptional healthcare for Nevada now and in the future. For more information visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.