Reaching Out to Our CommunitiesEngagement with the community is an important part of patient care at The OSU Department of Family Medicine. We’re proud to be a part of the following initiatives.
Amethyst House
Services are provided four half days per week at Amethyst House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for women and children, located on South High Street.
Asian Health Initiative
The Rardin Family Practice Center houses this free clinic, which provides care one-half day per week for non-English-speaking patients, primarily the indigent population. The OSU Department of Family Medicine jointly sponsors this program with the following organizations: The OSU Medical Center; the James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute; the Family Medicine Foundation; the Coalition for Asian American Health; the Asian American Community Services; the Asian American Community Service Council; and the Southesast Asian United Methodist Ministries of Central Ohio.
Columbus Free Clinic
This free clinic is run by medical students from the OSU College of Medicine and Public Health and supervised by volunteer physicians in the community. The medical students at the Columbus Free Clinic received a Caring for the Community grants for student-initiated programs by the Association of American Medical Colleges in collaboration with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative.
La Clinica Latina
The Rardin Family Practice Center houses the Latino free clinic, which provides care two half days per month for Spanish-speaking patients, primarily the indigent population. Created in December 2000, La Clinica Latina is a jointly sponsored program among the following organizations: The OSU Medical Center; the Latino Health Alliance; and Saint Vincent’s Family Services.
OSU Hospital East - Talbot Hall
Services are provided at OSU Addiction Medicine at Talbot Hall, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.