Purpose in Practice Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)

Dr. Kristin White, Director of Optometry at Health Care Partners of South Carolina, chats with us about addressing barriers and access to vision care for people living in rural areas, starting vision services programs at health centers, how eye health provides clues to overall health, her optometry journey, and more.

ACU’s Jennifer Dix speaks with Chandler Hinson, a third-year medical student at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama (USA) and President Emeritus of this student-run free clinic in Mobile, AL. Listen as they discuss the unique role that student-run free clinics play in the healthcare of underserved communities, USA SRFC’s comprehensive approach to patient care, resources and suggestions for starting or supporting these types of clinics, and more.



University of South Alabama Student-Run Free Clinic
Society of Student-Run Free Clinics

We talk with national suicide prevention expert Dr. Virna Little about the overall scope of suicide as a public health crisis, the role of healthcare providers and staff in suicide prevention, ACU's Suicide Safer Care program, and more.

In this episode, the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) Rick Brown speaks with Dr. Ashley Burns, the Chair of ACU’s Vision Services Committee and the Director of Optometry at Coastal Family Health Center in Biloxi, MS. Listen as they talk about the ways that vision care can make a difference in overall health, the challenges that patients living in medically under-resourced areas may face in accessing care, and more!

Trailer for the Purpose in Practice podcast from the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU).

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