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UCSD Free Clinics Project at Pacific Beach United Methodist Church

"Assisting at the PB Homeless Clinic has helped me not only to keep my perspective on life in general but serves as a weekly reminder of why I am in school. Not often have I been so deeply moved by a group of people. The group I am referring to not only consists of our patients, but the volunteers with Harvest for the Hungry who feed the homeless, the UCSD medical students and dental students, as well as the interns, other assistants and supervisors from PCOM. We all come together for a common goal every Wednesday night and in that communion we see the best there is in each of us and that renews me.

Most of our patients are articulate, funny, honest, kind and very appreciative of what we do. They often present us with difficult cases and assistants have an opportunity to be very active in treating the patients. Even though we see a lot of people in one night and move from one patient to the next pretty quickly (great for improving time management) there always seems to be plenty of time to discuss and learn from each case. The interns and supervisors keep me very involved in the treatment, let me do a lot of needling, pulse and tongue work and take the time to answer questions and hear my thoughts and ideas.

We also get to work with the UCSD medical students who are right across the hall. Some are quite curious and very open to what we have to teach. We even find time to treat them on occasion.

As a student I consider myself very lucky to have this unique opportunity to be an integral part of a very worthwhile organization, and to make a difference in peopleís lives as well as in my own. Regardless of how tired I am when I arrive for my shift, I always leave feeling energized, humbled and touched by the grace of those I have just spent the evening with. I can think of no better gift to give myself."

Gayle Marsh - Assistant