For many people experiencing homelessness, medical care is difficult to access. Without reliable transportation, a steady income or insurance, even routine checkups can be out of reach.
The University of Oklahoma is training the state’s next generation of doctors to navigate those barriers and provide comprehensive care to unhoused patients through the Street Medicine and Advocacy Pathway at the OU College of Medicine.
The pathway, funded by a newly awarded more than $2 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, immerses internal medicine and family medicine residents directly in the community clinics and homeless shelters that shape patients’ health…