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How a student-run clinic helps low-tech patients during COVID-19

By Timothy Smith for the American Medical Association

"Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic transformed how health care in the U.S. was delivered. The shift to telehealth was a blessing to millions, but some patients lacked the necessary technology—even a telephone—and were suddenly deprived of their access to a physician. Students at University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (UC Davis) took note and developed a workaround at their student-run clinics."

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