We’re an interprofessional, interdisciplinary group committed to serving our community’s most vulnerable:
- Physicians specializing in internal medicine
- Nurses skilled in complex care coordination
- Ambulatory Practice Professionals (Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners)
- Behavioral Health Clinicians addressing mental health needs
The Mobile Medical Team “meets patients where they are,” delivering high-quality care in nontraditional settings as encounters occur on the street, in shelters, or within temporary housing sites:
- Acute medical evaluation and treatment
- Chronic disease management
- Preventive medical services
- Mental health care
By meeting patients where they are and embedding care directly into communities, Street Medicine aims to:
- Improve overall health outcomes
- Reduce unnecessary emergency department visits
- Lower inpatient hospital admissions
- Decrease crisis intervention contacts
In the Fall of 2022, a generous donation brought the Street Medicine Institute to UNM Health to build a solid foundation to develop best practices for patient-centered care. Since that time, private donations have funded vehicles for the team and launched our new mobile pharmacy.
Your gift helps the Center for Inclusive Health and the Street Medicine Team lead our community in addressing the vast social and medical disparities affecting the unsheltered in Albuquerque and across New Mexico.
Click here to learn more about the Street Medicine Team or the Student Led Clinics.