Boonshoft School of Medicine Wright State University
Academic Tutoring:
Organizing students and matching with physicians and healthcare professionals in need of academic tutoring for their children as they are home from school.
Contact Information:
Ashley Brent (brent.10@wright.edu)
Childcare:
Organizing students and matching with physicians and healthcare professionals in need of childcare as they are home from school.
Contact Information:
Ashley Brent (brent.10@wright.edu)
Household Help:
Organizing students and matching with physicians and healthcare professionals in need of pet care during this time.
Contact Information:
Ashley Brent (brent.10@wright.edu)
Household Help:
Organizing students and matching with physicians and healthcare professionals in need of task assistance such as grocery shopping and other errands.
Contact Information:
Ashley Brent (brent.10@wright.edu)
Wellness:
We are a group of medical students in Dayton, Ohio and have created Coping with COVID, an initiative to reach out to those feeling isolated or lonely due to social distancing. We’re planning to have virtual events 3 nights per week right now (game nights on Thursdays, venting sessions on Sundays, and topic discussions on Tuesdays, all at 8PM EST). We’re also open to anyone hosting any other events they’d like to host through our organization if they have other ideas and want to lead some virtual events at other times. We also have our email/DMs open for anyone that would like to chat via messenger or we’ll have one of our student volunteers call/video chat anyone that wants to talk to someone. We’re here for any emotional support that anyone anywhere needs right now. Visit our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Contact Information:
copingwithcovidchats@gmail.com
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Childcare:
Medical students can volunteer basic services such as child care, pet care, grocery shopping, and meal preparation for healthcare workers that have been experiencing higher strain in their professional lives at this time. These programs are currently set up to provide support to any essential healthcare provider in the greater Cleveland area.
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Information Hotline:
Students are assisting with the telephone lines at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, answering calls from county residents, contacting those who have tested positive for coronavirus, and deploying resources to help patients safely isolate.
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Resource Production and Acquisition:
Students are volunteering to help redirect personal protective equipment from local businesses, labs, and schools to hospitals, clinics, and emergency departments. We are partnered with the national #MedSupplyDrive initiative, more info here: medicalsupplydrive.com.
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Screening and Testing:
Third and fourth year medical students can help at the COVID command center at University Hospitals to run the telephone lines that help screen patients and employees at University Hospitals.
Contact Information:
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Blood Drive:
Donate blood and blood products to replenish local blood banks. Find a blood drive at these links.
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Huffman (elizabeth.huffman@osumc.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Employment opportunity with Battelle to sterilize N95 masks. Apply here.
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Internal Activity
Household Help:
Our goal is to identify healthy adults (under 60, low-risk individuals) who are willing to volunteer to be paired with an elderly and/or high-risk individual. Once a match is made, volunteers and their COVID-19 Match can coordinate the delivery of essential supplies (groceries, prescriptions, etc), check in with elderly and/or high-risk individuals by phone or other electronic means, or other physical-distancing-compliant activities.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Glowinski (rebecca.glowinski@osumc.edu)
Screening and Testing:
Performance of CoVid-19 molecular testing (For students comfortable working with human samples, isolating RNA, and running PCR).
Contact Information:
Ellen Lubbers (ellen.lubbers@osumc.edu)
Childcare:
Provide childcare for healthcare workers. Matched via the Juggle app.
Contact Information:
Morgan Amigo (morgan.amigo@osumc.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Provide Personal Protective Equipment for EMS and healthcare workers.
Contact Information:
Taylor Pearl (taylor.pearl@osumc.edu)
COVID-19 Education:
Volunteer at Ohio Department of Public Health by providing volunteer COVID-19 response support to Ohio’s local public health agencies and their community partners and providing applied experience to students enrolled in select Ohio academic institutions, particularly those in public health, medical, and related programs.
Apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PHAssistTeams
Contact Information:
Joanne Pearsol, Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Health (local.support@odh.ohio.gov)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
General Services:
A group of over 40 medical students are part of a service program known as “Cincinnati + NKY COVID-19 Match” aimed at connecting volunteers with individuals at severe risk of developing coronavirus and in need of someone to pick up groceries, medications or deliver meals.
Contact Information:
Cassandra Schoborg (cincinnatimatch@gmail.com)
Clinical Work:
Medical students and physician-faculty at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have opened a free health clinic to increase access to health care services for uninsured Tristate residents. The clinic is located in the Healing Center, 11345 Century Circle West, Springdale, Ohio, and will initially operate 9 a.m. until noon every Saturday. The medical students will provide care under the supervision of physicians who are on the college’s faculty. Licensed interpreters also will be available for non-English speaking patients.
Contact Information:
Caroline Hensley (caroline.hensley@uc.edu)