LION Mobile Clinic featured in President Bendapudi’s newsletter
Neeli Bendapudi, president of Penn State, featured Penn State College of Medicine’s student-run LION Mobile Clinic in her recent “A Note from Neeli” newsletter.
The message, which is distributed to the entire Penn State community, included details about the clinic and how its physicians, staff and students are transforming health in rural communities.
“When we think about modern health care and its infrastructure, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics, and personnel such as primary care physicians, nurses, specialists and staff — it’s truly immense. The unfortunate reality is this level of health care is not available in every community, and this accessibility gap can have serious consequences,” she wrote. “In alignment with our goal to transform health, and as the only land-grant university in Pennsylvania with its footprint firmly within a rural region, Penn State has a unique opportunity to partner with communities for positive change.
“…Through the LION Mobile Clinic, determined Penn Staters are helping address this need by increasing health care access and food security for individuals in rural communities and training the next generation of health providers, scholars and educators to care for them. This project is an innovative model for teaching and research that empowers our students — future healthcare providers — to build connections and gain real experience within Pennsylvania communities.”
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