Brother Bill’s Helping Hand (BBHH) provides food, healthcare and educational programming to those in need in the West Dallas and Oak Cliff communities. 

Brother Bill's Helping Hand Clinic

The Brother Bill's Helping Hand Clinic provides free adult primary care services as well as vaccine education and administration, diabetes management education, and women’s health services. Recent initiatives include a flu drive, nutrition / cooking class, and a women's health day to expand access to pap smears and other examinations.

• Student clinic established 2021
• Hours: Wednesday evenings 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., bi-weekly
• Patients served: average 3 - 4 each week
• Patient population: underinsured and uninsured individuals in the West Dallas and Oak Cliff areas of Dallas, although patients are not turned away who live beyond these neighborhoods
• Clinic initiatives: 
  • Diabetes self-management program with a cohort of 20 medical students paired with 20 patients; this longitudinal program includes monthly student/patient meetings for an hour to review education material and set SMART goals. These meetings are usually scheduled during clinic nights, but patients can also meet students via zoom or during the day at the clinic.
  • Vaccine administration and education program that provides vaccine education to patients on clinic nights while the patients are waiting to be seen by the physician.
  • Women's Health Services, specifically pap smears and annual check-ups.

For more information: Marga del Mundo Mariamargarita.Delmundo@UTSouthwestern.edu and / or Thao (Kimmy) Lam Thao.Lam@UTSouthwestern.edu (clinic managers / chief executive directors)