Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are putting their knowledge and boots to the pavement, providing free health care to the city's homeless
Each week, students under the supervision of a registered physician or nurse practitioner get on their bikes and look for those in need. "One of the first experiences I had in the world of street medicine was with a young man who had gotten into an accident and broken his arm," said Ellie Small, a second-year med student at Michigan State University and president of Detroit Street Care.
They are giving vaccines on the streets to people who haven't had vaccines in several years. They give a lot of basic medical needs to people who have diabetes and hypertension that have been unaddressed for years."Street Medicine Detroit and Detroit Street Care are two programs that work closely together in providing care for the city's homeless.
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