Free health checks are available to underprivileged people at the UAMS pop-up clinic in Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas – The community was given free health screenings at an autumn pop-up health clinic hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences off Geyer Springs Road in Little Rock.

In addition to encouraging universal access to health and wellbeing, these pop-up clinics give UAMS the opportunity to engage with the community where they are.

In addition to giving back to the less fortunate by assisting them in taking charge of their health, the clinics give medical students, pharmacy students, aspiring physician’s assistants, and others practical experience.

The free UAMS 12st Health and Wellness Clinic has a location here.

“This is an expansion of the more preventive screening program. Being able to stop the truly negative things from happening to their health is a privilege for many people,” Elizabeth, a second-year medical student at UAMS, stated.

In addition to offering vaccinations, the examinations look for conditions including diabetes and hypertension.

The purpose of these preventative actions is to perhaps avert future health emergencies.
Other resources pertaining to healthcare were also accessible on-site.

“In addition to our medical doctor preceptors, a registered nurse also volunteers here. Melanie Beehler, a fourth-year medical student at UAMS, added, “And then we have all of these students who actually do the legwork, giving vaccines, taking blood pressure, things like that.”

Grants from the Pulaski County Medical Society, a group of physicians and professionals working to improve the medical community and beyond, enable these pop-ups.

Since the clinics are now seeing up to 40 patients per event, those monies were reportedly even more important recently.

“With that big increase, supplies cost money, and they’ve made everything possible because otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to come out here into the community and do the things,” Beehler stated.

“As a medical student, it can be very easy to get caught up in studying and books and everything, and so to be able to give back to the community that I’m a part of, and to remember why I went into medicine in the first place, the reason is to be able to help people and to see a change and in the health of our community, it’s it brings me a lot of joy,” Elizabeth stated.

There are still opportunities to participate if you were unable to attend these pop-up clinics, which take place twice in the fall and twice in the spring.