Patient population personally provide care for

1. Please describe the patient population that you personally provide care for. Your response should include the following:
   • General demographic breakdown of your patient population.
   • Vulnerable/underserved populations that you regularly provide care for, including:

• People of color with low incomes, homeless, incarcerated/recently incarcerated, LGBTQ, refugees, and immigrants (regardless of status) in greater numbers
  than typical primary care practice, patients with disabilities, patients with HIV/AIDS, seasonal/migrant/transient workers, rural isolated elders, rural isolated
  youth, and other vulnerable/underserved populations.
  • Descriiption of the specific needs and barriers to care of your patient population.
  • Any significant health disparities that exist in your community of practice.
  (Text limit = 1500 characters, approximately 250 words)cC

1. Please describe how your educational background and previous professional experience has prepared you to meet the health care needs of your patient
   population(s) described in essay 1 and any past success in meeting those needs. Please include a previous success in addressing barriers to care for your
   patient population and reducing health disparities in your community of practice if applicable.
   (Text limit = 2000 characters, approximately 325 words)
2. Please describe your previous personal and professional experience with the following:
   • Living and working in rural and/or underserved communities, including any previous experience in your current community of practice or similar community.
   • Working in under-resourced practice settings, including your current practice setting.
   (Text limit = 1500 characters, approximately 250 words)
3. Based upon your experiences described in essay 3, what are some of the general challenges that come with:
   • Practicing in rural/underserved communities?
   • Working in under-resourced practice settings?
   Please describe some strategies you have employed to address/overcome these challenges.
4. Please describe your long-term career goals, including any plans to continue working in your community of practice or other rural/underserved
   communities in the future. Bachelors-level addiction clinicians who are not yet licensed must provide their specific plans for obtaining LDAC or CDAC status.
   (Text limit =1000 characters, approximately 160 words)

Sample Solution

 What makes them vulnerable/underserved.

I personally provide care in a family medicine clinic located in a suburban area of the Midwest. My patient population is comprised of families, individuals and seniors from many different backgrounds and walks of life including majority Caucasian and African American patients.