Remote Area Medical®
Updated/reviewed January 2021

• Need: A lack of basic medical, dental, and vision care for people living in isolated, impoverished, and underserved areas.
• Intervention: Free pop-up medical clinics that provide care through a highly efficient system that serves as many patients as possible, utilizing a corps of volunteers made up of licensed medical professionals and laypeople.
• Results: Community members in rural and other underserved areas are provided with necessary healthcare and health education, including dental and vision services, at no cost to the patients or taxpayers.