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Agape Dermatology Clinic

The Agape Student-Run Free Clinic is run by UT Southwestern medical students under the guidance of Agape Clinic leadership in East Dallas. Our mission is to provide free-of-cost, quality medical care to underserved populations in Dallas while concurrently providing an educational opportunity for budding healthcare professionals. We have medical, social work, pharmacy, and dietetics students working under the guidance of licensed providers to provide holistic healthcare to our patients. We have one pediatrics and one family medicine night every month. We generally see about 3-4 patients every clinic night to allow ample time for teaching and seeing the patients.

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Agape Multidisciplinary Clinic

Agape Multidisciplinary Clinic is a student-run free clinic facilitated by UT Southwestern medical students under the guidance of Agape Clinic leadership in East Dallas. Our mission is to provide free-of-cost, quality primary care to underserved populations in Dallas while concurrently providing an educational opportunity for budding healthcare professionals. We have medical, social work, pharmacy, and dietetic students working under the guidance of licensed providers to provide holistic healthcare to our patients. Our interprofessional team collaborates to host one pediatric and one family medicine clinic night every month.

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Agape Musculoskeletal Specialty Clinic

Agape Musculoskeletal Clinic is a student-run clinic that provides free musculoskeletal specialty care for underserved patients once a month at the Agape Clinic in east Dallas. Our team includes musculoskeletal focused physicians and residents from various specialties, medical student volunteers, and translators.

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Agape Ophthalmology

Agape SRFC Clinic, founded in fall 2025, is led by dedicated medical students and volunteer community ophthalmologists, with essential support from a few UT Southwestern ophthalmology faculty members. Our focus is on screening, education, and facilitating access to specialty care at Parkland and other community clinics when needed, ensuring we complement their services. While our clinic can provide initial diagnosis and management of many common, non-complex conditions, we recognize that certain diseases require advanced treatments beyond our capabilities. Our goals are the following: Providing accessible screening, facilitating specialty care, fostering educational opportunities for medical students, and offering free prescription glasses for underserved patients.

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Artists on Call

Founded in fall 2024, our organization is dedicated to illuminating the lived experiences of palliative care patients through the transformative power of art. By creating and sharing art together, we honor their stories, bring light to their journeys, and offer the healing gift of creativity. We also provide a nurturing space for medical students to explore and express their creative side, fostering a deeper connection between art and medicine. Through this collaboration, we aim to enrich the lives of patients, inspire compassion, and cultivate a profound appreciation for the human experience.

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ArtReach

Founded in summer 2021, ArtReach is a service organization dedicated to art-based outreach with vulnerable populations in community and healthcare settings. Our primary community partner is the Dallas County Juvenile Department (DCJD) through which we coordinate art activities with at-risk youth in juvenile detention at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center. We aim to expand our scope to connect with other justice-involved populations, families experiencing homelessness, foster youth, pediatric patients, and many others in the future. At our core, we strive to cultivate positive experiences for those we serve and our student volunteers by harnessing art as an outlet for joy, personal growth, and powerful human connection.

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Best Buddies

Founded in summer 2024, Best Buddies is a student organization at UT Southwestern that promotes inclusion, friendship, and advocacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In partnership with the Association for Independent Living (AFIL), our chapter connects medical students with adults with IDD through regular social events that foster genuine friendships, community, and a greater understanding of the lived experiences of individuals with IDD. We also seek to promote health equity and independence by addressing health literacy through healthcare workshops while helping students better understand and support the unique needs of individuals with IDD. Our goals are to build meaningful and lasting relationships, promote inclusion and advocacy, improve health literacy, and prepare future healthcare professionals to provide more compassionate, accessible, and equitable care for individuals with IDD.

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Black Men in White Coats

Founded in fall 2024, Black Men in White Coats at UTSW seeks to increase the number of Black men in the field of medicine by exposure, inspiration, and mentoring. We engage local schools and community programs with the BMWC national brand, short documentary videos, and mentorship approach to provide exposure and encouragement for Black young men to pursue careers in medicine. We also cultivate fellowship among Black men who are currently pursuing medical careers, along with those who support Black men in these pursuits, through check-in and social events.

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Boys and Girls Club of Dallas at UTSW

Started at UT Southwestern in fall 2026. How can a reading challenge feed students? How can medical students help a family miss less work? How can afternoon games in the gym lead to fall prevention at home, or a snack pharmacy lead to better math test scores?

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dallas Partnership at UT Southwestern is dedicated to connecting UT Southwestern students with youth in the Dallas community through mentorship, education, and service. Our mission is to support the academic, personal, and professional development of Boys & Girls Clubs members while providing UT Southwestern students with meaningful opportunities to engage with and serve the communities around them. Through mentorship, health and wellness education, career exploration, and interactive lessons, the organization seeks to empower youth to develop confidence, pursue their goals, and explore opportunities in healthcare, science, and other professional fields. We aim to establish a sustainable partnership between UT Southwestern and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dallas that promotes long-term community engagement and positive relationships between students and the youth they serve.

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Brother Bill's Helping Hands Student-Run Free Clinic

Founded in spring 2021, our clinic will provide free of cost preventative and primary care services to underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged adults in the Dallas Fort Worth Community through a student run free clinic. In addition, we will provide preventive services such as vaccine and diabetes education to empower patients to take control of their own health. We also provide women's health services, specifically pap smears and annual check-ups.

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Brown Bag Initiative

The Brown Bag Initiative is an organization created with the purpose of preparing and distributing brown bags full of helpful toiletries to the Dallas homeless population. Our goal is to serve the homeless population's immediate needs as they begin the process of rehabilitation and assimilation into larger society. We collect toiletries in donation boxes throughout the year, and donate assembled brown bags to Union Gospel Mission shelters.

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Children's Wellness Interest Group

Founded in Fall of 2023, the Children's Wellness Interest Group is an organization dedicated to improving the life of the pediatric population and their families throughout their treatment or stay at a healthcare establishment. In collaboration with various clinics and shelters in Dallas, we will provide consistent volunteering opportunities for medical students to support and contribute to making a child's time undergoing treatment more pleasant. We aim to provide students with a speaker series comprised of child healthcare specialists to increase awareness on what goes into a child's care outside medical treatment.

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Dallas Children's Advocacy Group

Founded in fall 2017, DCAG's main objective is to work with the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) in order to help children who have faced physical and sexual abuse in the DFW area. Through our affiliation with the Referral and Evaluation of At Risk Children - Children's Health (REACH) clinic at Children's Medical Center we hope to provide early exposure to future physicians to the medical, legal, and psychological aspects of child abuse and ample opportunities for volunteering, shadowing, and research.

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DASH - Differently Abled Science Heroes in Stem

Founded in spring 2023, DASH is committed to destigmatizing disabilities in science. This organization will seek to celebrate and encourage those with disabilities in STEM as well as the heroes who support people with disabilities in achieving their scientific career goals, those actively pursuing their science with disabilities, and those interest e in one day pursuing a scientific career because science needs people who think differently!

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DFW Hep. B Free Project/APAMSA

The DFW Hep B Free Project/APAMSA chapter of UTSW aims to foster community among medical students with a commitment to addressing the unique health needs of Asian/Pacific Islander communities - namely, chronic Hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. We provide free screenings and linkage to care to at-risk communities in the DFW metroplex, including immigrant and refugee populations from countries in which these conditions are endemic, as well as unhoused populations. We also provide education to reduce the stigma associated among these diagnoses. In addition to our public health efforts, we serve as a cultural and social hub for AANHPI medical students at UTSW. We aim to foster a sense of community and support through cultural events, mentorship opportunities, social gatherings, and wellness programming that celebrate the diverse identities and traditions within the AANHPI community.

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FARM: Food as Real Medicine

Founded in fall 2024, FARM is a student organization that works with the Parkland FARM which is located at the SE Dallas Clinic. Parkland maintains a .62-acre garden and hoop house called the FARM (Food as Real Medicine). We work all year round to provide weekly produce to referred patients who screen positive for food insecurity. Concurrently, patients' progress is tracked for improvement in their health.

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Free Clinic Committee

Founded in fall 2015, the Free Clinics Committee (FCC) is composed of representatives from all UT Southwestern Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFCs). The goal of the FCC is to facilitate communication and collaboration between all student-run free clinics by sharing logistic resources, developing service project ideas, and fostering leadership skills. Some of the main events that the FCC promotes are the spring and fall SRFC Summits, the SRFC enrichment elective, and the SRFC application and recruitment process.

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GED Foundation

The GED Foundations website description has changed from previous years. Here is the new description: Founded in fall 2024, the GED Foundations program at UTSW works to empower individuals through education and support. We are dedicated to helping unhoused men and women in the Dallas community earn their GEDs and build brighter futures. Through personalized tutoring, mentorship, and skill development, we provide the tools and encouragement needed to create pathways to success.

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Get Up, Meet Up, and Go - GMG

The focus of this organization will be serving residents in assisted living facilities by providing structured exercise classes, social events, and companionship. This will be achieved by recruiting UTSW students to hold classes and mini-interviews at assisted living homes weekly and according to assisted living facility protocols. These volunteering opportunities will entail carrying oneself in a role-model like manner as well as working with available staff to ensure a safe and enjoyable session. High regard should be held towards the uniqueness of each resident, and their capabilities, their potential for growth, and any special needs/differences that a resident may have.

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Giving a Boost

Founded in summer 2023, Giving a Boost (GAB) is a volunteer-driven organization established to support pre-medical students lacking access to mentors in medicine. Comprised of current medical students, our goal is to provide free personalized mentorship to students from all backgrounds, especially to disadvantaged applicants such as underrepresented minorities, LGBTQIA+, first-generation, low SES, or non-traditional students. By offering guidance on medical school applications free of cost, we aim to alleviate the financial burden and reduce disparities in the application process. While we cannot assure that our services will guarantee acceptance into medical school, we aim to reduce the stress of applications for our mentees, and we volunteer our time to provide the guidance that we ourselves wished for during this journey.

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Habitat for Humanity

Founded in fall 2021, HFH is a student-run organization that works with local Habitat chapters to provide affordable housing for the unhoused of the DFW area. We make two trips a semester to home build sites, where we work alongside the future homeowners in building their homes.

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Hats for the Homeless

Founded fall 2023, Hats for the Homeless aims to provide sun protection and headwear for members of the Dallas community who lack access. We rely on donations and drives to provide sun protection to patients at UTSW affiliated clinics and hospitals.

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Healing Hands for Guatemala

Spring Break service trip to Antigua – We provide health care to rural communities in Guatemala during spring break in collaboration with a physician based in Antigua, Guatemala.

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Health Career Collaborative

Founded in fall 2024, the Health Career Collaborative (HCC) engages high school students through project-based learning centered on science and health care topics. The program aims to improve high school graduation rates at partner schools, which currently range from 50-60%, while exposing students to a diverse range of health-related career pathways. HCC also empowers students to identify pressing health needs within their communities and to participate in community-based health promotion activities.

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Healthy Living

The Healthy Living Initiative represents a collaborative endeavor led by students from UTSW with the aim of imparting valuable knowledge about healthy behaviors to young individuals. Through engaging presentations, we reach out to middle and high school students across Texas, covering a diverse range of subjects. Our goal is to empower these students with the essential skills to make informed decisions that positively impact on their overall well-being. Our presentation topics encompass crucial areas such as the significance of proper nutrition, the role of sufficient sleep, promoting awareness about mental health, and highlighting the detrimental consequences associated with drug use.

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Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

Founded in fall 2020, our goal is to help better equip medical students to effectively care for older adults while also directly improving the quality of care for our hospitalized patients. Medical Students HELP will implement portions of the national Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) protocols for delirium prevention. Our direct volunteer interventions will help contribute to reduced cognitive and physical decline, as well as improve overall wellbeing of hospitalized elderly adults. Volunteers will provide social companionship, orientation, cognitive stimulation, feeding assistance, and encouragement of oral fluid repletion. We seek to expand other aspects of the HELP program, contribute to quality improvement, and host interactive student workshops as our volunteer team grows.

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Last Writers

Re-organized in summer 2025, Last Writers is an elective and club that trains medical students to interact with hospice patients and learn to become part of their community. We work to memorialize and share their lives through extended interviews over the course of a semester that culminate in a published memoir.

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Lumin Education Project

Founded in fall 2018, the purpose of Lumin Education service organization is to teach children at Lumin Montessori schools fitness and nutrition. The goal is to facilitate healthy habits and improve long-term health.

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Mano a Mano: Dominican Republic Service Trip

Mano a Mano (Hand in Hand) is a student organization dedicated to improving the health care of communities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We send students on a spring break mission trip with our host organization, Foundation for Peace. Working in mobile clinics, students examine and present patients to supervising physicians. The students enhance their skills of history taking, SOAP note style presentations, and performing full physicals. They also get a chance to experience the ways of a culture different from ours and are exposed to medical conditions they might not have the opportunity to encounter in the United States. During the year, the organization raises funds for the trip by hosting the Mr. and Ms. UT Southwestern Pageant.

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Medical Students for a Sustainable Future

Founded at UT Southwestern in spring 2026, MS4SF established in 2019 is a national organization dedicated to uniting medical students invested in the health of our planet and patients and providing them with tools to make a difference at their institutions and in their communities through advocacy, curriculum reform, research, and climate-smart health care.

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Mission Connections Guatemala

The Mission Connections Guatemala trip at UTSW is an annual spring break tradition built on longstanding community partnerships. Each spring, our team stays in Cuilapa, Guatemala, and travels to a nearby rural village to provide healthcare in partnership with a generous community member who has constructed a clinic on her property. She recruits patients and, after we see them, helps coordinate referrals to connect patients with follow-up specialty care within Guatemala as needed. At each year's trip, we anticipate serving 250+ patients over the course of four clinic days. These patients often travel hours to see us and are extremely grateful for the care. Our team is composed of medical students, residents and attendings working alongside other healthcare professionals, including nurses, sonographers and pharmacists. Due to limited resources in the area, our treatment plans are based largely on thorough history-taking and physical examination. This is an excellent opportunity for students to improve clinical skills, practice medical Spanish and gain exposure to global health.

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The Monday Clinic

The mission of The Monday Clinic is to provide high-quality, free medical care to the underserved population of North Dallas regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or ability to pay; to provide an interactive learning environment for medical students, thereby allowing them to develop clinical, organizational, and leadership skills; to instill in students a lifelong commitment of service to the community and others in need; and to introduce medical students to the needs of the uninsured.

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Musicians on Call

The mission of Musicians On Call is to provide a channel for musicians/singers to use their artistic talents to improve the hospital experience for patients and families in the Dallas area. Coordinating large-group events for students to perform can be difficult with the hustle and bustle of a full-time student schedule. As such, Musicians On Call provides a streamlined sign-up process for students to find time in their individualized schedule that they can perform in the common space at hospitals for waiting patients and their families.

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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI On Campus is a student-led, student-run chapter of this national mental health organization that aims to raise mental health awareness with fairs, walks, activities, candlelit vigils and more! Educate the campus with presentations, guest speakers and student panels. Advocate for improved mental health services and policies on campus. Support peers with signature NAMI programs from NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates (NSONAs). As a member of UTSW's NAMI On Campus, you will belong to the largest grassroots mental health organization in America.

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No One Dies Alone

Re-established in spring 2024, No One Dies Alone (NODA) is an organization that allows medical students at UTSW to provide companionship to Parkland patients who are receiving end-of-life care and lack the comfort of loved ones or family by their side. Being able to spend time with these patients is both a privilege and an incredibly valuable experience. NODA provides an outlet for students to make a profound difference in the lives of patients while developing essential communication and bedside manner skills that will benefit their future medical career.

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Now Forward Psychiatric Clinic

Founded in fall 2025, the mission of the Now Forward Psychiatric Clinic is to improve access to high-quality, free mental health care for underserved populations of Dallas regardless of background or ability to pay; to collaborate with existing community mental health resources to ensure patients receive the best possible care; and to create an enriching educational environment for medical students, fostering clinical, organizational, and leadership skills, while offering opportunities for direct patient care and clinic management.

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Patient Accompaniment Initiative (PAI)

Patient Accompaniment Initiative provides in-hospital visits to patients identified by the Palliative Care service. Students from the UT Southwestern Medical School and School of Health Professions participate in bedside visits. PAI currently serves patients at Parkland Memorial Hospital. These visits are designed to provide psychosocial support to patients with prolonged hospitalization or other risk factors. Visits are focused on developing a social bond with patients via conversation, reading, or shared activities such as board games, music, and memory-making projects. PAI also connects students who wish to assist with Art and Legacy projects or Bereavement Calls through the Palliative Care and Chaplain's Office respectively.

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Patient Navigator Program (PNP) for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Founded in summer 2020, PNP is an interdisciplinary service organization providing individualized social support to patients experiencing homelessness. Student teams follow a caseload of patients from Center of Hope throughout the year, whom they will assist in accessing care and navigating the local health care system long-term. Students also offer short-term assistance to patients who receive referrals from Calvert Place, and ensure that these patients are linked into their follow-up care. In order to join the PNP team, students must complete the prerequisite enrichment elective course Patient Navigation for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.

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Paul Quinn Primary Care Project (PQP)

Founded in spring 2021 to improve the health and well-being of students attending Paul Quinn College. Our Mission is to implement a series of educational sessions on healthcare and access to healthcare topics. We also hope to identify health care needs of students through a need's assessment survey.

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Pediatric Patient Advocacy Program

PPAP aims to uplift immigrant parents as they navigate the U.S. and Texas healthcare systems for their children. On a monthly basis, medical students visit Dallas community centers to strengthen advocacy strategies through educational and role-playing materials.

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Period

Founded at UTSW fall 2026, Period Education Project is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to equip future physicians through education and hands-on experience leading menstrual health workshops, to initiate informed, judgment-free discussions about menstrual health, and to empower women and girls with medically accurate information to better understand their bodies and advocate for their health through every stage of life.

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Physicians for Human Rights

Reorganized in spring 2025, the UTSW chapter of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a student-led organization committed to advancing health and human rights in medicine through education, advocacy, and service. Rooted in the belief that human rights are essential to the health and well-being of all people, PHR-UTSW promotes awareness and action around human rights issues in medicine, offering opportunities for students to engage in human rights-focused training, interdisciplinary speaker events, and community-based volunteering. PHR-UTSW also oversees the Student-Run Asylum Clinic, which provides free forensic medical and psychological evaluations for individuals seeking asylum. Founded in 2025, this clinic – Dallas’s first free student-run asylum evaluation service – operates in partnership with Physicians for Human Rights, attendings, residents, and community legal organizations, offering a unique opportunity for students to develop trauma-informed care and forensic documentation skills while addressing an urgent community need.

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Project Momentum

We aim to increase access to a healthy life for justice-involved youth in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex through providing health education sessions and health navigation resources, as well as fostering a greater sense of community and support among adolescents who share experiences of being involved with the justice system.

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Reach

REACH has partnered with the Union Gospel Mission's (UGM) Center of Hope women's shelter to create an after-school program centered around academic support and mentorship. We want the kids to have fun and build friendships with one another while supporting them in reaching their maximum potential. Founded in 2022, we provide weekly volunteering opportunities and constantly evolve to fit the needs of the students.

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Refuge Guatemala

Founded in summer 2012, Refuge Guatemala is a student organization dedicated to providing health care to the population of rural Guatemala that would otherwise find it inaccessible or unaffordable. The organization sends a team of students and faculty on a spring break trip to work in a small, understaffed Guatemalan hospital. The team works along with hospital staff to perform surgeries and provide care in a clinical setting to the local indigent population. In addition to receiving invaluable medical experience and exposure to the local Hispanic and Mayan cultures, participating students hopefully have their eyes opened to the joys of international medical service.

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Refugee Health Interest Group (RHIG)

The Refugee Health Interest Group was founded in 2023 to serve as a resource for students to become actively involved in furthering community service efforts for refugees, asylum seekers, and other marginalized immigrant communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. By forming partnerships with local refugee resettlement agencies, RHIG aims to directly work for this community by engaging in volunteer service. Lastly, RHIG hopes to establish a firm base of future health professionals who are aware of the challenges marginalized communities face in accessing healthcare and are motivated to improve health equity for refugee populations.

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Refugee Initiative for Screenings and Education (RISE)

Founded in the summer of 2023, RISE aims to provide support to refugees and unhoused community members by providing health screenings, educational sessions, and healthcare navigation to clients at Ma'ruf, a local non-profit.

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Smoking Cessation Clinic at UGM

UGM Smoking Cessation Clinic is a weekly volunteer opportunity at UGM Calvert Place (men's shelter) and/or Center of Hope (women's shelter) that involves leading health-topic discussions, one-on-one cessation coaching, and nicotine replacement distribution for clients. Our organization is dedicated to helping members of transient community learn about health consequences of smoking and to helping interested clients reduce or quit smoking.

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Southwestern Alleviating Radiation Therapy (ART)

Founded in summer 2022, through this organization, medical and health professions students will partner with the pediatric radiation oncology department at Children's Health to paint radiotherapy masks for children undergoing radiation therapy to look like their favorite superhero, Disney character, or whatever cartoon character they want! The primary goal is to transform what is often a scary and traumatic experience for children into something less stressful.

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Southwestern Bloom Buddies

Founded in spring 2024, the Southwestern Bloom Buddies are a service organization dedicated to brightening patient days with the beauty of flower arrangements made by UT Southwestern students.

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Southwestern Book Budy Initiative

Founded in spring 2024, the Southwestern Bloom Buddies are a service organization dedicated to brightening patient days with the beauty of flower arrangements made by UT Southwestern students.

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Southwestern Writes

Southwestern Writes is – that is right – UT Southwestern’s writing club, whose monthly writing sessions provide students with both a creative outlet and a sense of community. Our mission is to provide a welcoming space, where students can express their true selves, have fun, and form friendships that extend beyond the classroom and last throughout their lives.

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Spartan Service Society

Founded spring 2025 the Spartan Service Society is dedicated to fostering mentorship, service, and community engagement among future healthcare professionals. Through monthly group volunteering sessions in the DFW area and semesterly outreach projects, we aim to support local communities while inspiring and educating the next generation of aspiring medical students. Each month, Spartan Service Society signs up to different established projects as a group to help the underserved Dallas community in a variety of ways. By partnering with local schools and institutions, we provide semesterly informative, student-led sessions on topics such as preparing for medical school, navigating the application process, and providing general healthcare information. Our mission is to lead through mentorship and contribute meaningfully to the broader community.

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Student Patient Advocates for the Rights of our Communities (SPARC)

Founded in spring 2017, the purpose of this student group is to provide a place for students to learn more about and discuss issues affecting patient populations, helping them to become better advocates, and empowering them to take action in shaping a better future for our community.

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UGM Bakers

Founded in fall 2026, our mission is to bring together medical students through the joy of baking and service. We strive to support our school and local community by creating homemade treats that foster connection, kindness, and well-being. Through volunteering, collaboration, and shared creativity, we hope to nourish others while building a stronger, more compassionate medical community.

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UGM Clinics - Calvert Place and The Center of Hope

Started as a student organization in fall 2013 to provide services for the Union Gospel Mission (UGM), these clinics serve the homeless by treating them at one of the three free weekly medical clinics located at Calvert Place (men's shelter) and the Center of Hope (women's and children's shelter). Medical students, residents, Physician Assistant students, and other volunteers work together to accomplish this goal.

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Union Gospel Mission Free Clinics

Started as a student organization in fall 2013, the Union Gospel Mission Clinics provide a range of free healthcare services to the men, women, and children at Calvert Place Men's Shelter and Center of Hope Women's and Children's Shelter. Individuals experiencing homelessness often face a multitude of barriers to accessing healthcare, including cost and lack of continual care, and these clinics aim to bridge this gap when advocating for patients and evaluating their concerns with compassion. Medical students, resident physicians, and Physician Assistant students work together in an interprofessional team with other volunteers, including pharmacy, nutrition, and undergraduate students, to accomplish this goal.

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United to Serve

Each year, UT Southwestern holds a health fair benefiting students and their families in the surrounding community. This United to Serve event, which has been held at T.J. Rusk Middle School, is geared toward bringing awareness of important medical health issues to the community. Activities include medical health screenings, presentations, and demonstrations about important health issues, fun activities for the kids, and more. The event is conducted as part of the UT System's United to Serve campaign, in which all UT System schools participate in a single day of service.

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Walk with a Future Doc

Walk with a (Future) Doc was founded at UT Southwestern summer 2019 and is a student-led walking program focused on increasing physical activity among patients. Each month, we host a free local walk to promote wellness, healthy habits, and communication between patients and physicians in our community. The walks are open to students, faculty, and patients of all ages and abilities. Our goal is to help patient's live healthier lives one step at a time.

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Women's Health Advocates

Founded in fall 2023, the Women's Health Advocates group at UTSW aims to advocate for and educate women in Dallas who are receiving prenatal or postnatal care through UTSW. This includes breastfeeding education, breastfeeding advocacy, and emotional support during prenatal care and beyond.

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