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Twelve Boonshoft School of Medicine students assisted Five Rivers Health Centers at two COVID-19 pop-up testing sites.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a> students assisted with COVID-19 testing at pop-up clinics held over a two-day period in June in Montgomery and Greene counties.<\/p>\n

Five Rivers Health Centers, led by CEO Gina McFarlane-El, partnered with the Gov. Mike DeWine\u2019s COVID-19 Minority Health Strike Force and the Ohio National Guard and reached out to the Boonshoft School of Medicine asking for student assistance at the testing pop-up clinics.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Gina McFarlane-El was right there with us, putting in work, and I really appreciated her helping make these pop-up sites happen for the communities,\u201d said Ahmed Saeed, a second-year medical student, who helped at the Greene County testing site. \u201cWe need to reach out to these communities with high-risk populations and let them know we care about them and inform them of the resources that are available.\u201d<\/p>\n

In total, 12 Boonshoft School of Medicine students helped at two testing locations: one location at the Greene County Health Center in Xenia and the other location at Samaritan Health Center in Dayton. The students assisted with patient intake, registration and answering questions regarding how and when patients would receive test results.<\/p>\n

Many in the community participated in the testing. In Xenia, people were in line before the testing site opened, and students noted that people came multiple times, bringing various family members and friends because it was an opportunity to get tested without a physician\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe student volunteers at the COVID-19 testing events were extremely helpful,\u201d said Kim Bramlage, marketing and communications manager at Five Rivers Health Centers. \u201cWe were overwhelmed at the community\u2019s response to the pop-up testing and could not have managed without the medical students\u2019 assistance those two days. They worked hard, in the heat and sun, to help us serve the community. We are so grateful for their service.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked alongside members of the Ohio National Guard and employees from Five Rivers Health Centers. Everyone had such a great attitude and was happy to be helping out,\u201d said second-year medical student Jenna Frantz, who worked at both the Greene and Montgomery County testing sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really enjoyable experience. It makes me excited for my future in health care when I\u2019ll have a much more hands-on role,\u201d Frantz added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was glad to be able to help the COVID effort in any way that I could,\u201d said Brenna Lammers, a second-year student who also worked at both testing sites. \u201cI thought it was awesome that they were offering free testing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the course of the two-day testing event, more than 2,000 people were screened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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