ZVMS Street Medicine:
Training the Medical Community
ZVMS Street Medicine:
Training the Medical Community
Training the Medical Community
ZVMS Street Medicine trains the medical community to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare outside of a clinical setting through:
The Street Medicine selective is a 20-hour optional elective at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MCASOM). Medical students, local partners from agencies serving people experiencing homelessness in Olmsted County, and people with lived experience explore ways to address unmet health needs.
Content Added to Science of Health Care Delivery Coursework
Beginning in July 2022, all 1st-year MCASOM medical students participate in two-hours of Street Medicine content as part of their required Science of Health Care Delivery coursework.
Street Medicine Longitudinal Selective
In August 2021, ZVMS launched a new educational and service opportunity for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MCASOM) medical students to learn to bring health care out of the clinical setting and to underserved populations.
In the Street Medicine longitudinal selective, medical students, local partners from agencies serving people experiencing homelessness in Olmsted County, and people with lived experience explore ways to address unmet health needs.
The fourth year of the selective kicked off on August 14, 2024, with an orientation at the Rochester Community Warming Center
The Street Medicine selective was inspired by the April 26, 2021 presentation to the Rochester community by
James Withers, MD, the founder of the Street Medicine Institute
The Street Medicine program built on ZVMS’ training series on serving patients experiencing homelessness.
Financial and Material Support for Inaugural Foot Care Clinic
We are grateful to everyone who contributed financial and material resources to the inaugural foot care clinic
The Rochester Area Foundation Better Communities Fall 2022 grant
The ZVMS Alliance members and guests for their donations during their November brunch
The ZVMS members who donated through the ZVMS Foundation‘s GiveMN campaign
Hippy Feet for their donation of over 1,100 pairs of socks
Selective Trainings 2024
August 14
Orientation
Rochester Community Warming Center
September 4
Domestic Violence: Why They Stay
Women’s Shelter and Support Center
at the Rochester Community Warming Center
October 30
Trauma Informed Care
Rochester Community Warming Center
November 13
Naloxone Training and Substance Misuse Discussion
Recovery is Happening
December 11
De-Escalation Training
Mayo Clinic SIM Center
January 23
Training for Eye Care Clinic
Christ United Methodist Church
January 25
Eye Care Clinic
Christ United Methodist Church
Street Medicine Selective Leaders
Each year, in their 2nd-year of medical school, the Street Medicine selective leaders devote many hours to implementing and improving the selective.
We thank them for their dedication.
Year 4 (August 2024-May 2025):
Kendra Gilreath, Matthew Gish, Bryant Karenson, Sarah Lopez
Year 3 (August-December 2023):
Nada Abou-Haiba, Hanin Ali, Jordan Holthe, and Michelle Kim
Year 2 (August-December 2022):
Luqman Ellythy, Anjie Ge, Zhenya Knyazhanskaya, and Jessica Trinh
Year 1 (August 2021-May 2022):
Jeff Woods, Yong-hun Kim, and Tatsumi Yanaba
Street Medicine Content Added to Medical School Curriculum
All 1st-year medical students at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (Rochester campus) participate in two hours of Street Medicine content as part of their required Science of Healthcare Delivery course.
Half of the 1st-year class meet at a time to allow for a more intimate atmosphere at the Rochester Community Warming Center. Students learn from panelists with direct experience of homelessness about the importance of building trust and overcomimg stereotypes and stigma.
Many thanks to . . .
We are grateful to the following individuals, agencies, and businesses for supporting the work of the Street Medicine Initiative:
Sources for Data on People Experiencing Homelessness in Olmsted County
As we learned from helping with the 2022 Point in Time (PIT) Count, the exact numbers of people experiencing homelessness in our community can be difficult to obtain. We count who we can identify.
Here are two websites to consult for numbers and demographics:
River Valleys CoC (Continuum of Care)
and
Interested in Street Medicine?
Interested in efforts to address
homelessness in
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Inspired by the work of
Dr. Withers, the founder of the
Street Medicine Institute?
Learn more about the
Street Medicine Institute here