Bringing Healthcare to the Streets: Exploring the Impact of Street Medicine
Friday, October 11, 2024 10:30am to 11am
About this Event
Join an extraordinary discussion on the impact of providing medical care directly in unhoused communities as part of the second Primary Care Educational Summit. Your speaker is Camilo Zaks, MD, FAAFP, the Medical Director of Street Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
At the forefront of health care innovation, USC Street Medicine is a groundbreaking collaboration of interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to improving the lives of the unhoused. The program combines medical expertise, social service outreach, and cutting-edge research to address the unique challenges faced by the unhoused community in Los Angeles.
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