2025 SSRFC Post-Conference Summary

Held October 4-5, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois

Thank you to University of Illinois for hosting us, and New Life Volunteering Society for partnering with us!

University of Illinois Chicago

The 2025 annual conference brought together 550+ healthcare professional students, advisors, and professors from 80+ unique clinics to network, collaborate, and learn about the latest research and developments in individual free clinics.

Announcing the 2025 SSRFC Conference Winners!

Click on the underlined project titles to learn more about these incredible projects!

Outstanding Oral Presentation
Award Winner	Anna Patterson	Assessing Xylazine Knowledge and Harm Reduction Behaviors Among Unhoused Patients
1st Runner Up	Sophia Xu	Trauma and Demographics in Asylum Outcomes: Insights from a Decade of Forensic Evaluations at a Student-Run Clinic
2nd Runner Up	Megan Beulke	Analysis of a Mental Health Needs Assessment to Improve Targeted Care for Chicago’s Unsheltered Homeless Population
Poster Awards
Outstanding Poster	Gourisetti, Saranya; Bozocea, Adrian; Yu, Arthur; Cramer, Maddie; Lee, Ryan	Shifting Stigma Through Service: How Volunteering at a Student-Run Addiction Clinic Transforms Health Professional Attitudes
Specialty Care Achievement	Pinero-Crespo, G., Rodriguez Ramos, A., Geigel, K., Petrilli, J., Roetzheim, R., Gonzalez, E.	Impact of Intermittent Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) on Diabetic Control at a Student-run Free Clinic
Design Excellence	Pressel, A, Clarke L, and Murray M	Expanding Access: How Grant Funding Increased Volume in a Community Clinic
Student Impact	Wang, K.; Meng, J.; Hernandez, A.; Sharma, K.; Montacute, T.; Hernandez, B.; Perez-Frias, G.; Quach, L.; Charon, M.; Singh, B.	From Practice to the Real-World: Evaluating Interpreter Education at the Cardinal Free Clinics
Patient Impact	Treanor, J.T., Young, C., Cox, K., Prieto, M., Robbins, S., Gandhi, R., Roy, A., Petrilli, J., Pineda-Ocasion, R., Gonzalez, E.	Development of Status Board in a Free Clinic for Efficiency and Flow
Innovation	Schexnayder, A	Closing the Loop: Diverting Food Waste to Address Food Insecurity in a Student-Run Free Clinic
Collaboration	Gebbia S, Delis G, Harrison R, Kohl D, Dyer J, Shuda S	Pharmacist-Led Cost Optimization Through CPA at a Student-Run Clinic

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