For immediate release: July 23, 2007
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Medical students offer free immunization clinic
August 18 clinic offers parents opportunity to get back-to-school shots for kids
RENO, Nev. – Medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine will offer free immunization shots for school-age children on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The immunization clinic will be held during the school’s monthly Student Outreach Clinic, located at University Health System’s Family Medicine Center, off North Virginia Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus just north of Mackay Stadium near the School of Medicine.
All vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and required by the Washoe County School District, including Hepatitis B; Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PVC); diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; meningitis, polio; measles, mumps, rubella; chicken pox; and bacterial meningitis will be available at the clinic.
“Vaccinations are an easy way to protect your child against potentially life-threatening diseases,” said Carissa Sparrow, a second-year medical student and immunization clinic organizer.
Children who have no insurance, are underinsured or qualify for Medicaid may also receive the Hepatitis A vaccine under CDC’s “Vaccines for Children” program. The clinic will also offer Head Start physicals to pre-schoolers as well as dental screenings to all children.
The one-day immunization clinic will be able to provide vaccines for up to 50 children. No insurance or appointment is necessary for clinic patients who are seen on a first come, first served basis.
Patients seeking further information about the Student Outreach Clinic should call 775-682-8646.
Under the direct supervision of licensed faculty physicians, medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine offer monthly Student Outreach Clinics which provide free general, children’s and women’s care. Upcoming General Clinics are scheduled for September 1 and October 13; Children’s Clinics will be held September 15 and October 20—all from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Family Medicine Center.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been meeting statewide healthcare, educational, and clinical needs since 1969. The School of Medicine encompasses 16 clinical medical education departments, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as five nationally-recognized departments within basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. As the largest multi-specialty healthcare focus within the state, the School of Medicine employs more than 185 doctors who both teach and practice medicine throughout Nevada. The school’s statewide faculty physician practice group has a combined 25 different medical specialties with seven physician practice offices located in the Reno-Sparks area and five physician offices located in Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine utilizes a best-practice approach to medicine and is committed to addressing the health needs of Nevada now and in the future. For more information, please visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.
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