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October 3, 2025

Development, Integration, and Evaluation of Street Medicine Into Emergency Medicine Resident Education.

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JSJohn SpartzSASarah AxelrathAKApril Krall

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Overview

Pilot program enhances emergency medicine residents' understanding of homeless healthcare, indicating value in training.

Key Points

  • Residents reported a mean comfort level of 4.6 after the street medicine experience, enhancing their care for people experiencing homelessness.
  • The pilot involved 17 first-year emergency medicine residents participating in a one-day street medicine elective which proved feasible.
  • Analysis revealed common themes of interest in further education on street medicine and insights into community challenges.
  • Although no statistical differences were noted in pre- and post-surveys, perceptions highlighted the usefulness and value of the experience.

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Spartz et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e02f2cf0e39f13e7fa1f76https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70099
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