Provider Volunteer Role
Volunteer physicians and other healthcare providers are the cornerstone of the NYCFC. Volunteer physicians treat an eclectic and disenfranchised patient population with a broad range of medical problems.
Volunteer physicians oversee a number of volunteer medical student clinical teams, each comprised of one clinical (MSIII or MSIV) and one preclinical (MSI or MSII) medical student. The clinical teams, in conjunction with the volunteer physician, assess the patients being seen and develop a treatment plan that may include follow-up visits, laboratory testing, prescriptions, or referrals to specialized care at Bellevue. The primary capacity of the physician volunteer during this time is to take a teaching role, guiding the medical student teams in assessing and providing adequate treatment or referral services for the patients.
The NYCFC operates every Saturday from 9am to 3pm. There is no required time commitment. Ideally, we prefer that volunteer physicians work about one 3-4 hour shift (half of the Saturday clinic session) per month so that they become familiar with how the clinic runs and build an effective working relationship with the students. However, we can appreciate the busy life of the physician and your commitment can be as much or as little as your interest and schedule allow.
