This past year, the Clinic continued to hone in on the needs of our patient population and create some great impact! In 2018, the Clinic continued to experience an interesting phenomenon: the number of patients that we saw remained nearly equal to the year prior, however the value of those services we provided rose. This past year,… ( read more )
This past month, our pharmacy externs, Abby and Katlyn, were with us here at Health Partners during a rather monumental for Ohio pharmacists. Earlier this month, the Governor signed Provider Status into law for all pharmacists. What does that mean? Essentially pharmacists will be able to bill insurance as a physician-extender much like a nurse practitioner or… ( read more )
Our December Pharmacy Extern, Maddy, had to travel from the campus of Ohio Northern University to come back home for a one-month rotation here at Health Partners. That’s right, Maddy is a local! This Troy native had the unique experience of not only impacting those lives in a time of need, she also was able… ( read more )
During the month of November, we hosted Ohio Northern University pharmacy extern, Kassie. As a part of her final year of schooling, she is tasked to spend nine one-month rotations at many different sites. Though short, her time with us was very fruitful and she is kind enough to share her Perspective of a month… ( read more )
This past October, the Clinic hosted externs Kwazy, from Cedarville University, and Taylor, from Ohio Northern University, as a part of their final year of schooling. Often, the Clinic hopes for impact in these relationships. We hope to impact the student in a way that will better their career, and, we pray, the students will… ( read more )
Students come and go here at the Clinic, but we always appreciate the short amount of time that we are able to spend with these fresh minds. During the month of September, Jessica from Ohio Northern University, and Matt from Cedarville University spent the month learning about the barriers that our patients face and how… ( read more )
The pharmacy students that come over to the Clinic to spend a one-month rotation with us typically operate at a high level in their skill sets, however our goal here at Health Partners is always to challenge these young minds to think about more than just the medicine with our patients rather to understand the… ( read more )
Written by Justin Coby, Executive Director During the first week of July, I traveled down to a Haitian orphanage located 30 miles north of the Capital, Port-au-Prince. Fedja orphanage is home to over 130 children and provides food, clothes and education for all. The orphanage is just one ministry of the Global Vision Citadelle Ministries… ( read more )
Mariah, our June pharmacy extern from Ohio Northern University, knows a thing or two about the need of the under-served. Her sister was born with a rare medical condition and after her passing, Mariah joined her parents in becoming an activist for those with that same disease and their families. So, when she chose Health… ( read more )
When he first walked into our doors, Insang, our May pharmacy extern from Cedarville University, not only did he not know what to expect from a month spent at a free clinic, but he also just plain did not know what to expect! This month was Insang’s first month long rotation as a part of… ( read more )
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