Care Clinic for Homeless in PDX

Engage vulnerable populations by providing low-barrier, participant-centered care and services in the Portland Metro area through an interprofessional, student-led clinic.

Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic (BCCC) is an up and coming student-run clinic located in Bud Clark Commons in Portland, Oregon. The clinic will utilize and develop the talents, skills, and knowledge of students to assist the underserved in meeting and managing their health and social needs. Students will work in interprofessional teams to coordinate health and related services to this population.

Student-run free clinics have a long-standing history of helping meet the health needs of underserved populations while also enriching students’ professional education. With this in mind, students from Portland State University (PSU), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), and Oregon State University (OSU) have joined forces with Transition Projects (TPI) to take student-run free clinics to a new level of interprofessional innovation by launching Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic (BCCC). No other student-run free clinic to date has begun as a truly interprofessional endeavor – although many have developed into interprofessional organizations – making this local effort unique.