Health Professions Education and Training Programs in Health Care for Homeless Individuals
Many HPE institutions lack homeless health care programming, and certain professions and regions are underrepresented. Programs are often student-led and challenging to sustain. However, evaluations have demonstrated significant potential benefits for students, trainees, and homeless patients. Educators have described effective practices, curricula, and tools to create, sustain, and evaluate homeless health care programs. The authors recommend incorporating effective practices, creating programs for underrepresented professions and regions, and developing interprofessional competencies for homeless health care.
Authors
- Kelley Arredondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-3379)
- Amber Kamdar-Sharif
- Kyler M. Godwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6286-1899)
- Alexander Paterson-Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7296-9154)
- Jack Tsai
- Laura Witte
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag009
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00