Alma
Torres
Medical Student
University of Michigan Medical School
Alma Torres is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School and will be applying into dermatology residency this year. She serves as Patient Scheduling Coordinator for the Student-Run Free Clinic. Some of her interests include mentorship, global health, care of the underserved, as well as addressing language barriers.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: The University of Michigan Student Run Free Clinic (UMSRFC) is an interprofessional organization dedicated to providing quality, free of charge, healthcare to uninsured community members. The UMSRFC involves collaboration between students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social work programs. The UMSRFC receives phone calls for seven patient-serving teams that must then be promptly sorted to the correct clinical teams to ensure patients’ concerns are appropriately addressed. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly high call volume, the UMSRFC…