STREET MEDICINE INSTITUTE

It is the VISION of the Street Medicine Institute that communities throughout the world are transformed through the delivery of Street Medicine practices designed to meet the unique needs of persons sleeping rough.

Our MISSION: Inspiring and equipping communities worldwide to provide Street Medicine services to persons experiencing rough-sleeping homelessness.

We hope to accomplish our vision through:

• Customized, on-site consultation and training programs designed to assist communities establish or improve their own Street Medicine programs;
• Documentation and sharing of best practices in the delivery of Street Medicine;
• Encouragement of a global Street Medicine community primarily through the annual International Street Medicine Symposium; and,
• Creation of service-oriented Street Medicine learning opportunities for students in the health sciences.