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Good News in Retirement
A friend once said of his golden years, "The days get longer and the years get shorter." Retirement surely does bring challenges, but my sense is that the common feature among those who find retirement pleasant and fulfilling is developing interests or activities to fill time and occupy attention.
January 2012
Friends of VIM Newsletter - July 2011
VIM of Monroe County 2010 Annual Report
Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County, located in Bloomington, IN, reported they have enrolled nearly 64% of the individuals in Owen and Monroe counties who quality for their servieces.
June 2011
Do Consumers Prefer Hospitals over Medical Centers?
According to a new survey of 1,027 American adults, the clear answer is Hospital.
June 21, 2011
Addressing Resource Gaps in the U.S. Health Care Safety Net
A nationwide study of free clinic resource needs published by AmeriCares.
Doc Uses Telecommunications to Treat Patients
From his Laurel Street office in Hazleton, Dr. Stephen M. Schleicher meets with patients hundreds of miles away.
May 24, 2011
Friends of VIM eNewsletter - May 2011
AAFP Foundation Grant Provides Hope for Patients of Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
May 10, 2011
New Student Opportunity Opens in Las Vegas
With the opening of the Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada health care center in January 2010, a potential for that clinical experience was created.
May 2011
Hugh Turnout for Opening of Space Coast VIM
According to Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine Executive Director, Paul Ringenberger it was one of those day. "It seemed that everything that could go wrong that morning was going wrong."
April 25, 2011
Family Medicine Cares
Launched by the AAFP Foundation, this major humanitarian program will help establish new free clinics to care for the unsinsured.
April 2011
Charles Lafitte Foundation
The Parker Family Health Center Receives Support from the Charles Lafitte Foundation for its pediatric program.
April 2011
Doctors Volunteer for the Needy
Volunteer physicians and nurses at the Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Healthcare Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, have treated 600 uninsured patients in the past 15 months.
March 24, 2011
A Dream Fulfilled
Dr. Susan Sordoni, founder of the VIM Clinic in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, will be honored by the Anti Defamation League for doing what she most loves in life: Helping others.
March 20, 2011
VIM - Chattanooga receives WTCI Award
Volunteers in Medicine, Chattenooga receives the Be More Impactful Award from public TV station, WTCI.
Free Dental Clinic Opens in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Ten dentists will volunteer at the clinic to serve a growing number of people in Luzerne County who need dental care.
March 2011
Volunteer Spotlight from Clinic by the Bay
San Francisco's VIM clinic talks with two non-medical volunteers who have been with them from the beginning.
March 2011
Medical Community's Generosity Assists CVIM
Through the generosity of community volunteers, the Centre Volunteers in Medicine Clinic cares for its uninsured friends and neighbors.
February 2011
Friends of VIM e-Newsletter - January 2011
AMA Foundation Honors VIM-Chattanooga Physician
Dr. Robert Bowers is the recipient of the 2011 Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism.
January 2011
NPR's The Story
From the time she was a little girl, Barbara Quinn loved the idea of nursing. But after marriage, kids and a career as a public health nurse, at age 68 it was time to retire. Now she's 72 and back at work at Clinic by the Bay, San Francisco's VIM clinic…as a volunteer.
January 2011
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