Health & Wellness Community Clinic

Mission

The San Diego Mesa College Health and Wellness Community Clinic provides students with hands-on experiential learning opportunities while offering health care services at a significantly reduced cost for adults and children who are uninsured or underinsured in our San Diego Community. We strive to provide comprehensive, equitable and inclusive learning opportunities for students while addressing the physical, mental, and emotional health needs of our clients.

Health and Wellness Clinic Goals

1

Establish effective communication skills consistent with the healthcare industry that emphasize culturally relevant services to underserved and underrepresented populations within our community.

2

Develop competent clinical skills that demonstrate excellence in student learning and prioritize equitable opportunities and service to underserved and underrepresented populations within our community.

3

Provide inclusive opportunities for students in Allied Health programs at San Diego Mesa College to implement ethical conduct and professionalism to improve program completion.

4

Establish partnerships with the community to provide student support through completion of their Allied Health program with emphasis on inclusion, diversity and equity within the development of future clinicians.

5

Develop self-assessment skills that foster continued growth of knowledge, skills and behavior as appropriate for employment in Allied Health professions.

PTA Program Clinical Goals

1

Develop a clinical environment which encourages student learning emphasizing client safety and appropriate clinical reasoning through diverse hands-on experiential learning opportunities.

2

Develop student communication skills both verbally and in writing, as appropriate for a PTA.

3

Establish ethical and professional behaviors consistent with professional standards of PTA practice in interactions with clients, faculty, peers and clinicians that incorporate individual and cultural differences.

4

Encourage students to participate in self-assessment and develop plans to improve clinical skills and behaviors with an emphasis on equitable care with respect to patients’ values, preferences and needs as appropriate for a PTA.

5

Provide inclusive opportunities for community members to engage in the PTA student learning process through experience sharing and participation in physical therapy services.