Magis Clinic Hosts Open House Oct. 30

Students in Creighton University Medical Center’s School of Medicine are hosting an open house Saturday, October 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Magis Medical Clinic located at the Siena/Francis House on 17th & Nicholas Streets. Earlier this year, the medical students received a grant to establish the Magis Medical Clinic to serve the area’s homeless men, women and children. The Magis Medical Clinic is the only free medical clinic in Omaha open on Saturdays.

The clinic is managed and run entirely by students in Creighton’s School of Medicine. The clinic is funded by a grant from the "Caring for Community" program from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), in collaboration with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative. Creighton’s School of Medicine is one of only eight medical schools in the country to receive the award.

In addition to the medical students, physicians from Creighton University Medical Center and Creighton School of Medicine alumni in the community volunteer their time to provide this free service in the Omaha community. In turn, students receive valuable hands-on learning experience under the tutelage of these doctors.

"Not only does this clinic meet the need for medical care for the homeless on weekends, it also provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about both medicine and service to community," said Ann Allie, Magis Medical Clinic coordinator and fourth year medical student at Creighton University Medical Center School of Medicine.

Refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the public.

WHAT: Magis Clinic Open House
WHO: Creighton volunteer physicians and medical students
WHEN: Saturday, October 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Siena/Francis House, 17th & Nicholas Streets