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To determine the impact of a multidisciplinary, student-run, free clinic on health professional students’ attitudes towards the underserved and interprofessionalism attitudes and skills. We hypothesize that these students will show better attitudes and skills than those students not volunteering in the clinic. Many health professional schools find it challenging to teach interprofessionalism in a way that is both valued by students and impactful on the outcome of changing the attitudes and behaviors towards students from other professions. Another challenge these schools face is fostering a positive attitude towards underserved patients who lack access to adequate health care. A multidisciplinary, student-run, free clinic, such as the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota provides an ideal setting to study our hypothesis.