We are the UofSCSOMG Campus Chapter of Remote Area Medical (RAM). RAM is a national non-profit organization founded in 1985 that organizes weekend-long clinics that provide high-quality free medical, dental, and vision services to anyone in attendance. They work with local host groups to address health care disparities in their communities and equip these communities with the strategies and resources necessary to confront these issues head-on. As the UofSCSOMG Chapter of RAM, we are working to organize a weekend-long RAM clinic here in the Upstate. By custom-making glasses and dentures on site, proving dental cleanings and extractions, and offering specialty medical services and health screenings completely free of charge, we believe that we will help to prevent pain and alleviate suffering in the surrounding community by bringing in resources that help to fill a gap in terms of what services are currently offered to uninsured and low-income families.
