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Ambulance Service Coverage In Rural Coventry, Vermont, Katelynn Briere
Ambulance Service Coverage In Rural Coventry, Vermont, Katelynn Briere
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Ambulance service coverage is made difficult by the rural landscape of many Vermont towns. Discrepancies in quality and cost of ambulance service providers can make it difficult for town administrators to decide which service would be best for their town. This decision is even more important in towns like Coventry, Vermont where there is no in-town ambulance service. Providing town administrators with informative documents is one way to assist them in the decision making process.
Assisting Rural Mat Patients Through Peer Social Support, Anthony Plochocki
Assisting Rural Mat Patients Through Peer Social Support, Anthony Plochocki
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Throughout the COVID19 Pandemic, there has been a spike in opioid relapse and opioid overdose related death. This problem, though multifactorial, can be attributed to lack of social outlets for MAT patients. Now that different social support groups are reopening, there is a greater emphasis placed on groups for patients suffering with alcoholism rather than those suffering from opioid addiction. This project hopes to plant the seeds for group therapy for MAT patients, giving them a social outlet with the hopeful outcome assisting patients with forming non-user networks.
Transportation To Little Rivers Health Clinic In Wells River, Vermont, Anupama Balasubramanian
Transportation To Little Rivers Health Clinic In Wells River, Vermont, Anupama Balasubramanian
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Transportation to healthcare appointments is one of the biggest challenges that rural patients face. Currently, there are no resources available to patients at Little Rivers Health Care that can help them with transportation-related knowledge. This project aims to create a guide that improves patients' understanding of the options they have available in getting to their appointments.