Community Outreach

Natalia Alexandridi, MD, and Faye Justicia-Linde, MD.

Faculty member Faye E. Justicia-Linde, MD (right), volunteers at the student-run Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic — located on the city of Buffalo’s East Side — with trainees like former medical student Natalia Alexandridi.

We’re deeply committed to our community, and we show that by contributing to the health and well-being of Western New Yorkers — particularly those with limited access to, or options for, medical care.

Clinical Care

Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic
7/31/25
This nonprofit, drop-in clinic provides free, routine health care and preventive services to uninsured patients in Buffalo.

Recent Community Outreach Activities

Research Forum Showcases 85 Medical Student Projects
3/2/26
Eighty-five original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2026 Medical Student Research Forum at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
DoctHERS Highlights Women’s Health and Media Impact
10/17/24
During the DoctHERS Annual Symposium at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, featured speaker Donnica Moore, MD ’86, called upon physicians and medical students alike to be good communicators in an age of medical misinformation.
UB Medical Students Making it Easier to Find Gender-Affirming Care in Buffalo
6/24/24
Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians.
Research Forum Showcases 95 Medical Student Projects
2/1/24
Ninety-five original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2024 Medical Student Research Forum at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.