Student Healthcare In Practice
"Healthcare Is A Right, Not a Privilege"
About Us
Student Healthcare In Practice (SHIP) is a UCI undergraduate organization that primarily staffs and oversees a free healthcare clinic in Orange, CA. We strive to not only bring awareness to the socioeconomic disparities in healthcare, but also to directly make a difference in the healthcare industry by serving underserved communities and providing quality healthcare for free. Additionally, we create an environment for our volunteers to grow both professionally and personally. Our volunteers at the clinic are able to receive hands-on experience by assisting doctors and allied health professionals, assisting with front and back office tasks, translating for patients, and connect to a community of like-minded pre-health and dental students. No role is too small and we excell in a variety opportunities to make a difference for our patients. Together, our SHIPmates strive to show that healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
"Healthcare is a right, not a privilege."
This is the very mission that Student Healthcare in Practice (SHIP) strives to uphold throughout our clinical volunteering and committee projects. Over this past quarter, our student board has been working towards implementing our new partnership with Lestonnac Free Clinic, located in Orange. Lestonnac Free Clinic, which was founded in 1979, is a local free clinic in California with over 14 active satellite clinics, aiming to provide free health care services of various specialties such as general practice, dermatology, and podiatry to financially vulnerable and uninsured residents in Southern California. We are excited to announce SHIP’s partnership staffing the main Lestonnac Free Clinic site, located in Orange, alongside residents, medical students, nurses, and other healthcare providers. Through this partnership, we hope to continue upholding our SHIP standards of professionalism, positivity, compassion for others, and providing a healthy environment for student growth. We thank you all for your continued support, and we look forward to working alongside Lestonnac Free Clinic and upholding our shared mission statement.
Our Partnership
SHIP is partnered with Lestonnac Free Clinic (LFC) in Orange and Orange County Eye Project (OCEP). These clinic provide free medical and dental services of various specialties to the underserved in Orange County.
Lestonnac Free Clinic
Lestonnac Free Clinic's mission is to provide free health care services to low-income and uninsured residents in Southern California, through the support of generous volunteers and donors.
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Lestonnac Free Clinic's vision is to expand the health care safety net to marginalized communities through collaboration and partnerships
Contact Us
Lestonnac Free Clinic Location:
1215 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
