​Kidney Health Preventative Screenings

These screenings are open to the public in the D.C. area and serve to provide underserved community members with free and expeditious health screenings for kidney disease risk factors. Events are led by 20+ student volunteers with physicians on-site to guide participants through the process and provide them with essential consultations. Components of a screening include:
  • Registration
  • Questionnaire 
  • Blood Pressure 
  • Blood Glucose
  • Urinalysis
  • BMI
  • Consultation From On-Site Physician
  • Exit Survey
Additionally, UMCP KDSAP also holds other health screening events, such as blood pressure service stations, in collaboration with our community partners. In our blood pressure screenings, we aim to collect blood pressure readings on participants, allow participants to consult with the on-site physician, and hold general conversations with the community about the importance of kidney health. 

Kidney Health Workshops

​UMCP is proud to have hosted student-led kidney health workshops with various community partners, including the African American Health Program and National Kidney Foundation. The goal of these workshops is to educate the community about the impacts of chronic kidney disease including prevention, screening, and disease progression. These workshops are completely student-led. Our health education members create the content, lead the presentation, and answer questions with the help of a nephrologist. 

​General Body Meetings

Since the foundation of the UMCP KDSAP chapter, we have successfully held countless biweekly General Body Meetings for our student members. Some our our GBM highlights include:
  • Professional Q&As with medical students and nephrologists, endocrinologists, and urologists
  • Blood pressure measurement trainings
  • Guest lecturers from the University of Maryland College Park and Vanderbilt School of Medicine faculty regarding chronic kidney disease, nutrition, digital health and health literacy, & eGFR
  • Cultural competency training
  • Health disparities discussions
  • Dialysis care package events
  • Screening trainings

Other Events

We highly encourage our members to attend events where they can learn more about kidney health, be exposed to experts in the field of nephrology and medicine, and learn valuable leadership skills. We have partnered with the University of Medicine School of Medicine Department of Nephrology to offer our members to sit in on weekly renal lectures and renal rounds. KDSAP also provides student members with shadowing and clinical opportunities that support their pre-health career goals.
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