12/10/24 –
On Saturday mornings, a group of Duke University School of Medicine students who are in training to one day treat cancer or perform surgery gather to ensure that those in the Durham County community have enough nutritious food to eat.
The Fresh Produce Program, part of Root Causes , a medical student organization striving to address social drivers of health, delivers food twice a month to families living in a county where 1 in 10 people face food insecurity. The number jumps to 3 in 10 among non-White men.
The student-run volunteer program is transforming how future physicians approach patient care, but the program’s leaders see both challenges and opportunities ahead.
