ArticleJournal of medical education and curricular development
Improving Quality of Life in Underserved Communities: A Case from Humanity Initiative's Student-Led Clinics.
Article in Journal of medical education and curricular development. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Revolutionising healthcare access: student-led clinics as catalysts for change in an underserved urban community in Karachi, Pakistan.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the impact of student-led clinics on medical students' knowledge, skills, and professional growth.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Integrating Community Perspectives to Improve Healthcare Interventions: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions for Students-Led Clinics in Karachi.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Using the case study of a 12-year-old girl diagnosed with complex congenital heart disease at a student-led clinic (SLC) organized by Humanity Initiative (HI) in Karachi, the paper highlights the effectiveness of SLCs in providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare services. The article contributes to existing literature by demonstrating the practical benefits of SLCs in a real-world setting, particularly in resource-limited environments. It underscores the potential of SLCs not only to improve community health but also to enhance medical education by providing students with hands-on experience and fostering a sense of social responsibility. Collaborative efforts between medical students, professionals, and the community are essential to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of healthcare interventions. For the success of such initiatives, there is a need for sustainable funding, effective follow-up protocols, and reliable communication channels with patients, offering solutions like peer mentoring and technology integration to overcome these barriers.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.