#102. Treating Homelessness One Patient At a Time through Street Medicine — Brett Feldman, PA-C

Do you ever wonder why homelessness is getting worse in America? Do you know what street medicine is? Is there hope in treating homelessness?

This week’s guest is Brett Feldman. Brett is the Director and Co-Founder of the Street Medicine Division at Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Concurrently, Brett also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Street Medicine Institute and is a clinical assistant professor of Family Medicine. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, LA Times, PBS, CNN, and TEDxTalk. He has practiced street medicine in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles, California for over 16 years.

With his incredible work, Brett has been awarded the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Humanitarian of the Year Award, Lehigh valley Healthcare hero Award, and more. Brett has published 2 peer-reviewed articles, which focus on the prevalence of homelessness and can be found on PubMed.

Brett shares some of the most heartwarming stories from his street medicine work providing care to individuals experiencing homelessness.

Expect to learn about Brett's incredible work treating homeless individuals through street medicine, the philosophy of street medicine, why love alone cannot solve homelessness, the most prevalent barriers to treating the homeless, and why spiritual poverty is much more dangerous than material poverty, and more.

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Show Notes

Brett’s Website: https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/brett-feldman/

Brett’s Email: brettfel@usc.edu

Brett’s TEDxTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brett_feldman_street_medicine_caring_for_the_homeless_with_radical_humility

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