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• Medical students spend the first two years of medical school focusing on didactic learning supplemented with clinical skills training as they prepare for their hospital rotations

• Opportunities for in-field practice of clinical skills are typically sparse for medical students during their M1 and M2 didactic years

• Research suggests clinical supervisors rank professionalism and willingness as the two most important characteristics in students that promote clinical preparedness, but there is limited research on interventions that promote students’ self-perceptions of clinical preparedness1

• Medical students at Oakland University William Beaumont (OUWB) have the opportunity to volunteer with Street Medicine Oakland (SMO), an organization that provides medical care to individuals experiencing homelessness at HOPE Shelter in Pontiac, MI
• These outreach events provide students with exposure to medical care in a nontraditional setting, opportunities to provide medical care for individuals experiencing homelessness, and clinical skills mentoring from peers, residents, and physicians

• Medical volunteer experiences promote confidence and empathy in medical students2

• Higher reported provider confidence is correlated with improved clinical outcomes3

• Determination of possible impacts of SMO outreach on student preparedness allows for cultivation of greater volunteer opportunities for medical students at OUWB

Publication Date

5-2025

Keywords

Medical students, Preparedness

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine

Comments

The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2025.

Assessing the Impact of Street Medicine Oakland on Medical Student Perceptions of Clinical Preparedness

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