What field placement options are available for BHWISE students?
BHWISE Lifespan-approved field placements are Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). FQHCs are federally supported safety net providers that primarily provide services typically furnished in an outpatient clinic. FQHCs include community health centers, migrant health centers, health care for the homeless health centers, public housing primary care centers, and health center program “lookalikes.” FQHCs must meet all requirements contained in Section 330 of the PHS Act, including: Serve a designated medically-underserved area or medically-underserved population, offer a sliding fee scale to persons with incomes below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level, be governed by a board of directors, of whom a majority of the members receive care at the FQHC. Find more information on FQHCs here.
If you apply for the BHWISE Lifespan Fellowship, you must list BHWISE Lifespan-approved FQHC field placements on your advanced field application.
EXAMPLES OF BHWISE FQHC FIELD PLACEMENTS:
Health Care for the Homeless
Whitman-Walker Clinics
La Clinica Del Pueblo
Baltimore Medical System
Total Health Care
Park West Health Systems
Community of Hope
The Community Clinic
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care
Chase Brexton