Organization:Street Medicine Institute
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Street Medicine Institute was formed in 2008 by Dr. Jim Withers.[1] The term Street Medicine, in this context, was coined by Dr. Jim Withers who has been one of the leaders in the movement.[2][3] His program, Operation Safety Net in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has hosted the annual International Street Medicine Symposium in various cities since 2005.[4]
References
- ↑ Larkin, Heather; Aykanian, Amanda; Streeter, Calvin L. (2019-06-26) (in en). Homelessness Prevention and Intervention in Social Work: Policies, Programs, and Practices. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-03727-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=I3CfDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22street+medicine+institute%22&pg=PA72.
- ↑ Srikameswaran, Anita. “‘Street doc’ honored for work with homeless,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Thursday, August 15, 2002.
- ↑ Malloy, Michael G. “Pittsburgh’s Operation Safety Net Is Making a Difference to the Underserved,” AAMC Reporter, March, 2003.
- ↑ Fahy, Joe. “Doctors meeting here to consider street peoples’ needs,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Monday, October 10, 2005.
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