PAC Benefits for Patients:
- Offers patients much needed support to fight their disease
- Helps patients utilize American Cancer Society resources and other resources offered by the community
- Provides patient with a confidant outside of his/her family
Patient-Student Match Process
- Patients are pre-identified by the oncologist and clinic staff
- Officers are notified of potential patients interested in the program
- An officer will contact interested students and notify them of a patient’s upcoming appointment time
- The Student will meet with the patient at his/her next appointment
- The nature of the partnership is completely up to the patient and student – Each partnership is tailored to the needs of the patient.