Medical Service-Learning Fellowship

The Problem

There is a shortage of primary care providers in the US - only 12% of medical students will become primary care doctors (and this percentage is predicted to continually drop). The communities hardest hit by this shortage are rural, lower-income, uninsured, and historically underserved. This is not a small portion of the population, but rather, 57 million individuals living in close to 6,000 designated shortage areas.

Be a Part of the Solution

Interested in service? Looking for a life-changing experience in medicine?

Then we want you at MedServe!

MedServe Mission

MedServe is a paid service-learning program that works with students between college and med school to connect them with a full-time service engagement in primary care in underserved communities around the state of North Carolina...a kind of Teach for America of healthcare.

We have placed hundreds of Fellows with clinics that have gone above and beyond to provide innovative models and extensive service to their communities and are often operating in low-resource settings; your Fellowship with them will give you a front-row seat to the best of primary care medicine.

Responsibilities

As a MedServe Fellow, you will perform two jobs at a host clinic: a clinical role that allows you to work closely with a rock-star primary care doctor and a community role that allows you to see how primary care issues can be addressed outside the walls of a clinic, by getting to know patients as people & understanding local healthcare systems. Clinical roles include medical assistant (vital signs, triage, prior authorizations, referral management), medical scribe & medical interpreting roles. Community roles include community health worker, health coach & quality improvement project manager. Fellows in the past year have worked on projects ranging from conducting healthcare outreach for the homeless to educating rural public schools on careers in healthcare.

Site Opportunities:

We are looking for individuals to serve from September 2025 - July 2027, in the following locations:

• Blue Ridge Health Services in Sylva, NC
• Mountain Area Health Education Center - Biltmore Campus (Family Medicine) in Asheville, NC
• Alliance Medical Ministry in Raleigh, NC
• Fischer Clinic in Raleigh, NC
• Batish Family Medicine in Leland, NC

Desired Skills

We are looking for committed difference-makers and eager learners. Successful MedServe candidates may have any of the following:

• Life or learning experiences that make learning about primary care in medically underserved communities meaningful work
• A genuine passion for people that makes them great team players & empathetic care providers
• Evidence of acting on their values (e.g. by seeing a problem or injustice and doing something about it)
• Leadership experience, especially if through civic engagement or community service
• Experience being a proactive, independent learner and being action-oriented
• A budding interest in medicine. Specific interest in primary care and clinical exposure are encouraged, but not required