The members of SOCC did their own fund raising, and they also received financial support from the medical school's Alumni Association and the Dean's Office. With an attending physician from the School of Medicine on duty at all times, the clinic is fully equipped to treat common medical problems, such as asthma attacks, sprains and upper-respiratory infections. In addition, a student from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work helps connect patients to services such as Medicaid. The clinic serves only adults ages 18 and older. Each morning, the clinic staff includes seven medical student volunteers who assist the attending physician by taking patient histories and performing physical exams.
Students also provide information on preventive medicine and screen for diseases.
The attending physician then sees the patients and plans courses of treatment. Finding enough School of Medicine physicians willing to donate their time proved to be a remarkably easy task. Forty-four School of Medicine faculty members already have offered to serve as attending physicians at the clinic, and many want to serve more than one weekend. The faculty really showed a commitment to the community. The response of the medical students also has been strong.