Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic

Our next Bridges Dental Clinic will be open this Saturday, August 17th from 10am-2pm. Our dental students are looking forward to providing oral health care in downtown Portland. All dental services are free of charge, as we focus on our mission to expand access to healthcare services and help people navigate any barriers to their oral health needs.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Action 🎬 Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic has just launched a Regal Fundraising Campaign where 25% of your purchase goes directly to our cause! This ticket bundle is perfect for movie enthusiasts who don't want to miss out on the latest hits or catch their favorite films before they leave the big screen. Use our unique fundraiser page to join in and enjoy the magic of movies at Regal: grouprai.se/regalcinemas43598s

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Join us for our Inaugural Trick-or-Trot Charity 5K! Registration is open now! Scan the QR code or visit fundraiser.support/bridgestrickortrot5k for more information and to register!

Participants will receive entry to the 5K and a commemorative T-shirt upon registration. There will be snacks, games, and raffle prizes! All proceeds go to Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic. We hope to see you there - make sure to wear your best costume!

🦷 In review of Bridges Dental Clinic this year, our volunteers have provided over $36,000 worth of free oral health services to the Portland metro area!

🪥 Thank you to our volunteer dental students and preceptors for continuing to foster our clinic’s mission- to deliver high quality comprehensive care to the local underserved community.

Have you wanted to give back to the Portland community but don't know how? Do you want to make a tangible difference in the lives of community members who need it the most?

Bridges board members and student volunteers will be posting a bingo board to their Instagram story all throughout this weekend with an opportunity for followers to buy spaces with all money going to Bridges. If you don't follow any of these members please consider donating at our website https://www.bridgesclinic.org or giving to our Venmo .

Give Guide 2022 is coming to an end! Final days ahead! The final push is upon us!! Head to give guide.org to donate!! Thank you to everyone who has already donated!

Hi all! Today is the Give!Guide’s LAST Big Give Day of the year. Donate $10+ and be entered to win the Celebrate Oregon package- which includes stays in Bend, Ashland, and Eugene; passes to the High Desert Museum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Eugene Ballet! Link in bio to check out the Bridges Clinic page as well as tons of other worthy non-profits!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Another Big Give Day- this time raffling for one of two $500 gift certificates to ! Give $10 or more and be entered to win!

Hi friends of the Bridges Clinic! It’s another Big Give Day over at Give!Guide and you could win one of the following 17 prizes(!!) by giving $10 more today! These prizes include:
-10 chances to win a $100 "Small Shops Big Hearts" gift card* from Kuto
-Two chances to win a pair of 100-level tickets to the Trail Blazers vs. Timberwolves game on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 (Each pair comes with a parking pass)
-Four chances to win a Trail Blazers swag bag

Another Big Give Day over with our friends at Give!Guide. ✨Just today✨ give $10 and be entered to win a Trek Fuel Ex 7 bike (or equivalent at $3,299.99 value), helmet, pedals, biking shorts, jersey, and gloves from !

Hey folks! It’s another BIG GIVE DAY over at Give!Guide! Donate today for the chance to win some fresh ink from one of the best tattoo studios in town!

Give $10 or more today and you could win one of two $250 gift certificates from . No tattoos? No sweat. Winners can give their big prize to a friend and make a lasting impression.

If You’re 35 or Under: Atlas will be giving out two additional $250 gift certificates to two donors under the age of 36. That’s four chances to be a winner!

Happening now! Come join us at Oakshire Brewing to support the BCCC!

Tomorrow is the day!!

Oakshire Beer Hall. $1 from every beer goes to Bridges Clinic!!

Can’t wait to see you there!!

Don’t mind me, I’m just deciding which beer to order from Oakshire Beer Hall on Wednesday, November 10th…

I mean, when else can I drink beer and say I’m doing charity work??

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Do you like beer? 🍺

Do you like supporting a food cause?

WELL then we have a deal for you!!

When: Wednesday, November 10th

Where: Oakshire Beer Hall

What: $1 of every beer sold will be donated to Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic!!

Cheers!!

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Meet Nicole!!

Education: School of Public Health, MPH in Health Management & Policy

Role at Bridges = Operations Lead and Clinic Administrator

What I like to do in my spare time = I spend all my free time outside! From trail running to mountaineering to mountain biking, my heart belongs to the great outdoors

You’re awesome, Nicole!! Thanks for all your work!!

Meet another one of our awesome team members: Hunter Hesslink!!

“I graduated in June of 2019 with my BS in Public Health from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and joined BCCC in April of 2020 while finishing up some extra classes. I started on the fundraising team participating in the planning of the Virtual Run and Give Guide campaigns last year. Recently I have expanded by working on our lab services and sexual/reproductive health campaigns.

I work as an EMT currently, where I am gaining experience prior to applying to medical school next year.

Hobbies are hard to come by these days, but I'd like to progress in my French fluency and complete a medical Spanish course after I take the MCAT in Sept.”

You’re awesome, Hunter. Thanks for working so hard for Bridges!

Meet Dana Button, our BCCC Co-President!

Where do you go to school? School of Medicine MD/MCR program at OHSU

What do you do in your free time? Eating > Cooking, Indoor gardening, Hiking/Mountain climbing, Attempting to learn new languages.

Dana is involved in innumerable projects and is integral to the success of Bridges. Thanks for all of your hard work, Dana!!

Meet Jessica Ballin, our wonderful, incredibly well-organized, thoughtful BCCC Co-President!

“ I am a recent OHSU-PSU SPH MPH Epidemiology graduate completing Pre-Medicine Post Baccalaureate classes at PSU. I have recently transitioned from my role as the SPH Student Co-Chair assisting the Medical Clinic Administration team to the Co-President of the BCCC Board.

In my spare time I enjoy being outside, including walking and playing fetch with my black lab Rocco or playing the soccer.”

Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and for always having a kind word.

Doesn’t this look delicious?!?

You can STILL get your chance to win a $50 gift card to Portland Cà Phê] !!

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LAST DAY!!!

Don’t miss out on your chance to win one of two $50 gift cards to and !!

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Two more days to enter our raffle!! Don’t forget, EVERY ticket holder gets:

1. A free PDF cookbook
2. TWO video cooking lessons

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3. An entry to win one of two $50 gift cards to two Asian-owned Portland area restaurants!!

Link in bio, get your ticket today!!

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Don’t forget our raffle fundraiser supporting Portland’s AAPI community! You can enter to win until 7/21!

Win a $50 gift certificate to XLB or Portland Ca Phe (two amazing Asian owned restaurants!)

Remember EVERY ENTRY gets access to:

-FREE copy of OHSU APAMSA Cookbook (pdf)
-TWO cooking class videos
-FREE Summer 2021 Insider’s guide to Portland Owned Restaurants.

Don’t miss out!! Link in bio, enter today!!!

We are so excited to announce our summer fundraising effort: a restaurant raffle in support of Portland’s AAPI community and the Bridges Clinic!

Between July 1st and 15th, you can enter to win one of two $50 gift certificates to our favorite Asian-owned Restaurant: and ! Every entry will also unlock complementary access to a host of virtual goodies, including:

- the OHSU Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association’s Quarantine Cookbook
- A Summer 2021 Insider’s Guide to Portland’s Asian-owned restaurants

Sounds like a steal? We think so! Entries are $15 and open now at the link in our bio.

After a brief hiatus (oh hiiiii surgery rotation- oof!) we are back with another mutual aid organization!

The Portland Mutual Aid Network was created in summer 2020 in response to the needs of those experiencing houselessness in downtown Portland. Throughout the June 2020 protests, the houseless were severely displaced due to the violence, police munitions, and tear gassing. Since then, volunteers have been making and distributing vegan food, supplies, and personal care products on a weekly basis in Old Town and Laurelhurst Park.

Through their motto “Engage - Listen- Respond” the Mutual Aid Network seeks to serve our neighbors through community response that brings about widespread transformation, as opposed to individual charity.

Check out their website to learn more: https://portlandmutualaidnetwork.com

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We are looking for volunteers who are interested in being a Clinic Admin with BCCC!

Clinic Admins oversee day-of clinic operations helping coordinate clinic services, assist volunteers and patients, and problem solve. This position is essential to operations and Clinic Admins often identify new ways to improve service delivery and address patient needs.

If you are interested, please apply here! https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57uuUhUKoXAAbcx

This week we want to highlight some of the mutual aid groups in the Portland area, first up is The People’s Store!

Founded in May 2020 in response to Portland protests after George Floyd’s wrongful death, this group first aimed to provide protest-specific PPE but pivoted to focus in fulfilling a larger need. They provide free basic necessities including meals, clothing, and weather-proof upgrades to Portland’s houseless community. They have a frequently updated list of donation requests as well as two campaigns for tents and sleeping bags.

Learn more:

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Meet another one of our medical student volunteers! Aleksandra is taking our new elective, which means she’ll be in clinic every Tuesday night for an entire term.

Name: Aleksandra Dagunts

Where did you grow up? Rockville, Maryland

Why medical school?
I’ve always been drawn to the way medicine can improve quality of life and empower patients to engage with whatever aspects of life they find meaningful. I want to play a role in creating spaces where people can access that more easily.

What do you enjoy most about volunteering at Bridges? I love getting to spend more time with each patient than in most other clinical settings, and getting to learn from an inter professional team at various stages of training.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
I enjoy bouldering both in climbing gyms and outdoors, crocheting, and trying new restaurants.

You’re already such an asset to our school and team, Aleksandra, thank you!

In our last post, we talked a little bit about the COVID-19 Vaccine clinics that Bridges and the AHSC put on together. They were a huge success!

Over 200 volunteers signed up to help through BCCC, covering 159 volunteer shifts. Together, they donated 745 hours of their time. 2,404 doses were administered and NO doses were wasted.

Thank you, AHSC, for helping us get one step closer to a healthy Oregon.

Welcome to part 2/3 on our community partner, the Asian Health & Service Center!

The AHSC has served the Portland metropolitan area since 1983. Currently, they offer weekly clubs and senior groups, support for caregivers, tax aid services, mental health clinics, Yu Miao Chinese Immersion Preschool, and more!

Bridges volunteers partnered with AHSC to deliver care packages to seniors during the early days of the COVID crisis, make masks, hold vaccine clinics, and so much more.

We are so grateful for the work of AHSC and their willingness to partner with us to help our treasured Portland AAPI population.