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Academic Nursing: Time To Joint The Street Medicine Movement, Jennifer King
Academic Nursing: Time To Joint The Street Medicine Movement, Jennifer King
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Academic based street medicine programs are springing up across the United States to provide critical points of access to persons experiencing homelessness. This innovative specialty care practice was developed by Dr. Jim Withers in 1992. His vision of increasing access to care by bringing healthcare to the streets is a proven solution to improve outcomes while building trust with the larger mainstream healthcare system. Street medicine programs provide teaching learning opportunities for medical professionals. The majority of street programs internationally are founded by medical schools. Nursing schools are well suited to begin street medicine programs and provide immersive experiences for …