Students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine are providing free physicals to Roanoke City students ahead of the upcoming school year.
It started as a volunteer effort, but is now offered every month at Bradley Free Clinic.
It’s all part of a partnership focusing on low-income, immigrant, and refugee children who often deal with issues like tooth decay, developmental delays, anxiety, and PTSD.
“One of the main reasons I went into medicine was to help underserved populations — I’m an immigrant myself, I understand how hard it is to integrate into a whole new country, and I’m truly grateful I get to be a part of this and help give back to people in the community,” VTC medical student Atreyi Saha said.
As of June, the clinic has served 184 students.