Family Practice - Street Medicine

Catalog description

This elective is designed for 4th-year students interested in Street Medicine and/or the underserved community. The course will provide the opportunity to see and work with patients who are from low SES, uninsured and/or experiencing homelessness in multiple different settings including weekly stationary clinics, mobile street medicine clinics, and weekly outreach. All patient encounters will be charted appropriately in the organization’s EHR and medications, lab work, and/or procedures will either be done on-site or internally referred to the appropriately equipped clinic. All experiences will be outpatient. Prerequisite: 4TH YEAR STATUS REQUIRED.