To provide preventive and episodic primary health care to an underserved community without regard to address (or lack of one), national/ethnic origin, immigration status, language, religion, or ability to pay

To foster early and lasting relationships between students, health-care professionals, and the community

To provide undergraduate students an opportunity to experience first-hand health care delivery in a community-based setting

To expose medical students early in their training to the complexities of providing community-based care to a diverse population in which social, economic, and medical issues are intimately intertwined