Donor support sustains JayDoc clinic
One Day One KU supports JayDoc clinics, expanding care for underserved patients while training the next generation of physicians.
Through this student- and volunteer-led free clinic, Jayhawks are helping families in Kansas City and Wichita live healthier lives by offering not just basic healthcare screenings and referrals, but also specialized services in the areas of cardiology, diabetes, women's health, dermatology, radiology, and more — none of which would be possible without the passion and generosity of donors.
With philanthropic support, JayDoc clinics serve more than 2,000 uninsured and underinsured patients per year. The program provides care that leads to a healthier future for the communities it serves and real-world clinical practice for KU medical students — even in the early stages of their medical education. It's this experience that helps mold students into experienced, compassionate medical professionals.
"Volunteering at JayDoc enhances my medical education pretty tremendously, because it gives me a clinical tie to the material that we're learning," said second-year medical student Gage Brummer. "These are real patients that you see, and that really helps those principles stick. When you actually see something in the clinic, you really remember it."
"Volunteering at JayDoc gives me a chance to do what we actually came here to do, and that's to see patients and interact with them and try to make an impact in their lives."
— Micah Levine, second-year medical student
JayDoc program clinics (in Kansas City and Wichita) claimed two of the top 10 spots on the leaderboard for 2025 One Day One KU donations to student organizations. In 2026, the program is setting its goals even higher so it can continue adding services and service hours to benefit patients, communities and students. Second-year medical student Micah Levine says it best: "Volunteering at JayDoc gives me a chance to do what we actually came here to do, and that's to see patients and interact with them and try to make an impact in their lives."
Donors are the key to helping this vital program multiply that impact — and build a bright future in more ways than one.
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