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Leanna Davis, Volunteer Coordinator Keaton Wiley, Thai Nguyen, Tyler Gunderson October 6, 2013 Maliheh Clinic Patient Interviews

The Maliheh Free Clinic The Maliheh Free Clinic was established in 2005 as a healthcare organization that provides free medical services for Utahs uninsured and low -income families. The clinic was named in honor of Maliheh Abdollahi, grandmother of clinic benefactor Mr. Khosrow Semnani. Maliheh served selflessly to lighten the burdens of others and the clinic stands as a tribute to her. Because medical insurance can be expensive many families do not receive the medical care they need. The Maliheh Free Clinic offers quality healthcare to those who have no other options. Donations are the primary source of money that keeps the clinic in operation. We are confident that our patient stories will provide another fundraising tool to make healthcare more accessible for the underprivileged. Nature of Clinic Needs Due to financial circumstances many healthcare services are sought after symptoms of illness have reached profound levels. We understand that services provided at the Maliheh Free Clinic are not supported by any federal or state grants. This means that medical care can be administered under the direction and time standards of clinic physicians. However, treatment at later stages can be costly and without money supplies can be limited. Supporters have often inquired of patient experiences prior to donations. The increase in success stories has inspired the clinic to implement patient interviews to further benefit fundraising capabilities. In order to boost funding the clinic needs volunteers to record and archive patient stories. Our Purpose The objective of our visits will be to inquire of patient experiences that are later evaluated and utilized by the Maliheh Free Clinic. By conducting interviews with clinic patients we will provide an additional resource for fundraising purposes. Designated time and materials have been established to complete our objective within thea four week time window prior to any major fundraising events. We propose that our writing services will be an effective means to manage and archive patient stories. It is our goal to aid the clinic Maliheh Free Clinic in reversing the cycle of poor health due to poverty by providing clinic supporters with patient stories.

The Plan Interviews will be conducted at the Malihih Clinic each week involving 3-5 patients per visit. Each group member will have one of three specific assignments during the interview. First, the task of recording basic information of such as name, age, event dates, and patient history will be assigned to one member. Second, recordingnoting medical services being received now and in the past will be taken on by the responsibility of another group member. Third, listing experiences at the clinic and the differences those experiences made in that patients life/familys lives will be managed by the last member. Last of all, our Our group will evaluate every then analyze each interview to ensure all HIPPA privacy regulations have been met as instructed by the clinic. Follow through of constructing a complete story will occur at the clinic during the remaining time of each visit.followed. Constructing a complete story for each patient will take place at the clinic and occur after interviews are finished. The drafted story will be given to the Resource Development and or Volunteer coordinatorsCoordinator for review. Our goal is to complete between 12-18 patient stories over the spanin a timeline of four weeks. Time Schedule Assignments from The Plan: Date: October 16th October 23rd October 30th November 6th 1) Basic Information and
History

2) Medical Services Past 3) Clinic Experiences

and Present and Differences Made

Thai Tyler Keaton Thai

Keaton Thai Tyler Keaton

Tyler Keaton Thai Tyler

Group Member Qualifications Each member of our group is involvedworking in a pre-health program with plans to enterof entering into a healthcare profession. Tyler is a Pre-Pharmacy student and technician with over 200 hours of clinical patient care experience. Keaton and Thai are entering into Pre-Medical fieldsstudents and have specific skill sets involving patient interaction within their respective settings. Our healthcare backgrounds withknowledge of patient privacy acts and healthcare laws is valuable when discussing patient history

records. We understand the importance of being sensitive to patient concerns and , financial situations., and health outcomes. The collective exposure of different medical fields will aidbe valuable in our interaction communication efforts with the patient to ensure he or she feels comfortable during the interview process. The Budget We will be responsible for all costs involved with the interview process in addition to recording materials for patient stories. We shall also provide any electronic documentation as needed. Any cost for reproduction of stories or further project adjustments will be the responsibility of the clinic.

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Conclusion It is our privilageprivilege to provide quality writing services to the Maliheh Free Clinic as an additional fundraising tool. Each group member has a special connection to aid the Maliheh Free Clinic. All interviews will be managed and completed withinclinics purpose of serving the projected timeline. To ensure patient information is held confidential the interviews we conduct will satisfy clinic regulations. Each member acknowledgesunderprivileged. We acknowledge the importance of donations in order to provide free the medical services. offered. The project will be completed in a professional manner with the highest regard for patient sensitivity. We are confident that our goals will be met within the timeline provided. Our group is devoted to produce patient stories that reflect the mission of the clinic to serve the uninsured and low income families of Utah.