About the SOC
The University of Nevada School of Medicine operates a student-run, free medical clinic. The Student Outreach Clinic (SOC) was founded by students in 1996 and continues to be operated by students under the guidance of licensed physicians.

The purpose of the clinic is to provide free health care to the underserved population that would otherwise not receive the care they need. The benefit to students is that they receive hands-on experience in treating patients from the very first day of medical school.

The Student Outreach Clinic is operated in cooperation with the Family Medicine Center and the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and made possible by faculty and community physicians who donate their time to oversee the clinic.

Services include general and acute medical care, mental health referrals, gynecological exams, immunizations, free/discounted medications and discounted laboratory services.

Currently there are three separate clinics (General, Children's, and Women's) run by the Student Outreach Clinic, each organized by a different group of student-managers. Although each clinic aims to treat a subset of the medically underserved population, the mission of the clinic as a whole is:

To Provide significant and quality health services to an otherwise underserved population by overcoming barriers to health care.

Help medical students gain additional clinical experience and education so that they may continue to help others.

Encourage cultural competence among medical students, and facilitate interaction with a patient population that may not otherwise be met during training.

Provide an opportunity for medical students to work in cooperation with other health care professionals early in training.