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Raolat Abdulai, a third year medical student, will serve as the clinic’s director.

HUH and University Med Students Launch Free Clinic for Uninsured

WASHINGTON (June 9) -- Howard University Hospital will be offering free medical treatment low low-income, uninsured patients on Thursday, June 18, in a new clinic on the first floor of the hospital.

The New Freedmen’s Clinic will be run, staffed and funded by medical students from the Howard University College of Medicine and will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Thursday. For one time only, the clinic will be open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, for general screenings.

Initially, the clinic will be for adults only. Each Thursday, four medical students, overseen by two Howard University Hospital physicians, will treat patients by appointment and those referred to them by the hospital’s Emergency Department.
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Howard University Joins with the Amgen Foundation to Advance Science Education

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2009) -- An impressive group of 21 students from some of the nation’s best universities have arrived at Howard University for the summer to study and conduct biotechnology-related research.

The goal of the eight-week program, which is supported by a generous multi-year funding from the Amgen Corporation, is designed to encourage promising undergraduates to pursue biotechnology careers

Campers to Nip Summer Boredom With Free Science Experience at Howard University

WASHINGTON (June 9, 2009) – Howard University announced today it will be one of 30 locations for an ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp this summer. This is the third year that Howard University has hosted the camp. The camp will include 50 middle schoolers from the Washington Metropolitan area.

The residential camp gives students a first-hand experience with experiments, role models and innovative programs to encourage their continued participation in math and science courses in school. Read More

Events Calendar

Howard News

»	May 2009 Graduate receives Regional Emmy


»	First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks in Cramton to Local High School Graduates


»	Howard University Recognized as CFA Program Partner Institution


»	Lawson Named President of Washington Psychiatric Society

Howard in the Media

»	Howard University gets $150M in grants, Washington Business Journal


»	Diverse Issue, Ed School Dean Leslie Fenwick quoted in Enhanced HBCU Teacher Preparation Role Discussed at U.S. Education Department Meeting

In the Community

»	Howard University Hospital Community Outreach


»	WHUR “A Helping Hand” Radiothon Raises Nearly $45,000

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