ABOUT US
The Pediatric Dermatology Student-Faculty Collaborative aims to provide dermatologic care to underinsured pediatric patients in the Greater Boston area. The Collaborative's goals are threefold:
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Train medical students to diagnose and manage common and important skin conditions.
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Teach medical students how to deliver dermatologic care to a diverse, underserved pediatric patient population.
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Increase delivery of high-quality dermatologic care and patient education for underinsured pediatric patients.
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The Collaborative seeks to increase specialist health care access for pediatric patients while equipping future physicians with the leadership skills to organize health care delivery for diverse, underserved patients.
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Patients up to age 18 who are publicly insured are eligible for clinic services. The clinic operates once a month on Tuesday evenings from 4:30-7:00 pm in the Fegan Building of Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH).
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The Pediatric Dermatology Student-Faculty Collaborative is the first student-run clinic at Harvard Medical School to provide specialist care to underserved communities. The clinic launched in July 2020 by providing teledermatology services, and is now providing in-person visits to about 9 patients every month. In 2022, the Community Outreach Committee was established to provide dermatologic teaching to families of the Greater Boston Area.
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The Collaborative is grateful for financial support from the Boston Children's Hospital Division of Immunology and the Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation.
