Bringing Health Professions Education to Patients on the Streets

AMA J Ethics. 2021 Nov 1;23(11):E858-863. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.858.

Abstract

This article considers strategies for illuminating health systems' structural violence toward people experiencing homelessness and for resisting incursion of moral injury to health professional learners. This article also canvasses the nature and scope of educators' obligations to teach in patient-focused ways that motivate equity and students' capacity to serve some of the country's most vulnerable residents in clinical settings or on the streets.

MeSH terms

  • Health Occupations
  • Health Personnel*
  • Humans
  • Students*