Outreach Clinics
Face-to-Face Clinic
Face-to-Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc., serves the developmental needs of adolescents and young adults who are in need of accessible and culturally sensitive services. They focus efforts on improving the experiences of adolescents who are at greatest economic or social disadvantage.
This community clinic, which is part of the clinic consortium in St. Paul/ Minneapolis, has provided health care to young people for more than twenty years. The residency is responsible for providing obstetrical services at their clinic site once a week, as well as attending all of the births. The clinic sees 15 to 25 patients per session, with approximately 100 births per year Face-to-Face provides quality medical services, which include:
- Comprehensive Prenatal Program
- Abuse Prevention Programs
- Individual Counseling Self-Sufficiency/Empowerment Program
- High School Equivalency Program
Sibley Manor Clinic
This off-site clinic is located in the Sibley Manor apartment complex within the West Seventh community. This complex houses approximately 3,000 + recent immigrants from many different countries. The purpose of the clinic is to provide service to an underserved group of patients who have many barriers to health care access, as well as to provide a cross-cultural training experience for our residents. Established in the fall of 1995, the clinic has quickly grown and currently serves predominately Spanish- and Russian-speaking populations.
Health Care for the Homeless Project
The Homeless Clinic, located at Dorothy Day Center, is located five minutes from the United Hospital and ten minutes from our cl inic. Our faculty has a long-standing commitment to this program and residents are involved here as part of their Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) focus. Approximately 15 to 30 patients are seen per clinic session. Services include care of chemical dependency, sexually transmitted disease, nutrition, financial counseling, and a free pharmacy.
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