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Thursday, March 11, 2010 SEARCH  

EPISODE #4 :
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This program looks at how the St. Louis community is trying to address caring for the uninsured and how a group of medical students is trying to plant the seeds for tomorrow's doctors.

Rescuing the Safety Net: When the City of St. Louis lost its public hospital, the Regional Health Commission and others went into action. They have managed to piece together a system of care for the under- and uninusured. It is a system that is working at some levels, but seeks improvement. We visit a city clinic to see how they are functioning with a family who depends on this system.

 

Tomorrow's doctors: A group of Washington University medical students is going into schools in low-income neighborhoods to teach kids about science and medicine. The idea is to help these children become more informed at an early age about the importance of taking care of their own health, and also to inspire them to become doctors or nurses when they grow up. We visit the classroom to get a peak at these unique science lessons and talk to the children and medical students. This pilot program could be expanded if it is successful.