Student Outreach Clinics are a free service providing much-needed care for Washoe County’s medically uninsured population and this geriatric-specific clinic will offer cognitive impairment screening, physicals focused on cardiology and pulmonology, consultation with physical therapists, pharmacist’s review of medications, immunizations and lab services including cholesterol checks and blood glucose monitoring for those age 55 and older.
Under the direct supervision of licensed faculty and community physicians, medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine offer Student Outreach Clinics which provide free care.
Appointments are available; walk-ins are seen on a first come, first served basis so early arrival is recommended.
Spanish translators are available as needed.
Clinics are held at University Health System’s Family Medicine Center, located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus just north of Mackay Stadium off of North Virginia Street.
Patients seeking further information about the Student Outreach Clinic or wishing to make an appointment can call 682-8646.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in health care, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas.
Reno fire engine to get new life
RENO — Although the 1991 Pierce Arrow structure fire engine is disabled with a blown motor it will continue serving the community with a new life as an educational tool.
The Reno City Council approved the Reno Fire Department’s plan to donate the decommissioned fire engine to the Truckee Meadows Community College where it will undergo repairs as a “hands on” project for students in the community college mechanical training and diesel motor repair program.
Once repaired, the fire engine will be transferred to the community college fire science program as an addition to its aged fleet of fire apparatus used by the program. The structure fire engine is not intended to be used or recommended for front line fire service, but instead will be used by fire science instructors at the Regional Public Safety Training Center as a learning tool for field classroom and practical exercise sessions. Future firefighters will be able to use the fire engine to learn about pump operations, hydraulics, hose lays, apparatus placement during emergencies and other topics in the curriculum as they work towards their associate’s degree in fire science.
The structure fire engine was purchased about 19 years ago and has more than 160,000 service miles. It was decommissioned when the motor failed and is beyond the planned life expectancy of 15 years for this type of fire apparatus. It has been estimated that it would cost the Reno Fire Department about $40,000 to repair the engine and place it back into front-line service condition.
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