More than 200 third-year University of Otago medical students gave free 45-minute consultations to Mornington Health Centre patients in the Glenroy Auditorium.
University of Otago Faculty of Medicine senior lecturer Dr Hamish Wilson said the checks included blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, height and lifestyle assessments.
"It's a lifestyle check, rather than a medical check. The best thing you can often prescribe is more exercise. We want to raise the profile of how important exercise is. Exercise is cardio-protection against the effects of weight issues. But you can also be skinny and not healthy, due to a lack of exercise. BMI (body mass index) on its own doesn't give enough data," he said.
"It's also multidisciplinary, as the students get to work with other health professionals."
It was the third year the medical faculty had run the exercise, Dr Wilson said.
"It's about giving something back to the community. Dunedin people are very supportive of the medical school and we're very grateful for that support.
Physiotherapy, dietetics and physical education health professionals also ran information stalls at the event.
Patients received a "traffic light" rated summary, to take to their GPs for further discussion.
