St. John’s
Refugee Health Clinic
Address Family Practice Unit, Health Science Center, St. John’s, NL
Contact information (T): (709) 777-7795
(E): pduke@mun.ca or christinebassler@hotmail.com
Clinic population/clientele Mainly a family health clinic, but in Sept 2015 added a refugee health clinic
Categories of refugees served 100% GAR
No. hours per week clinic open to seeing refugee pts 40 hours/week (5 days/week full-time)
Clinic structure/context Part of a larger family medicine clinic
Duration of patient enrolment at clinic/target discharge timeframe No, provide ongoing care
Staffing (in FTE) 0.5 MDs, 1 NPs, 0.1 RPNs,
Interpreter services Phone and in-person
Funding source(s) ?Provincial
Key community links/partners/referral sites Association for New Canadians, SWIS program, Public Heath, consultant for LTBI clinic, Infectious disease consultants, Dentists, optometrists- specific partners, Refugee Health Interest Group, MUN Med Gateway, Red Cross refugee health navigator program, ESL school for adults, High school ESL program- one school
Teaching site Yes, for medical residents, medical students, NP students, RN/RPN students
Research site Yes
