Street Medicine - the Care Beyond the Boulevard Model
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Joel M. Feder, DO, FACOFP dist. is an Osteopathic family physician and a retired US Navy Medical Officer, who received the Meritorious Service Medal Award after 38 years of active and reserve service. He received his doctor of osteopathy degree from Kansas City University in 1975, completed his GME in the United States Navy, and is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Feder serves as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in the Department of Primary Care, Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is actively involved as an instructor for first and second year KCU osteopathic medical students As a prior winner of ACOPF's Distinguished Fellow Award in 2016 and Family Physician of the Year Award in 2013, Dr. Feder serves on several ACOFP committees including Chair of the Knowledge Learning and Assessment Advisory Committee, member of the OMED Work Group and member of the Executive Council of the Conclave of Fellows. Dr. Feder is a volunteer staff physician at Care Beyond the Boulevard, providing medical services for the homeless population in Kansas City, Missouri, as well as precepting medical students there. He currently serves as President of the Kansas Council of Chapters, Military Officers Association of America.

Hannah Caplan and am currently a fourth-year osteopathic medical student attending Kansas City University. Caplan dually applied to combined EM/IM and EM residency program. Caplan was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, attended the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City for an undergraduate degree in Sociology, and received a Master's in Biomedical Sciences prior to beginning medical school at KCU.

Street Medicine is a growing field of healthcare providing medical care directly to those living on the streets of our communities. The heart of this unique delivery of care is the patients, with quite arguably the worst medical care in the United States. The concept of going to the people creates a unique insight to the patient, their environment and barriers that may be invisible to healthcare providers in the traditional healthcare setting. This insight about the person behind the disease sheds light to the healthcare practitioners about the true status of the individual's life and health. Street Medicine teams strive to develop quality healthcare for those who have been largely excluded from traditional healthcare. Many individuals experiencing homelessness receive care in Emergency Departments, creating fragmented healthcare and poor control of chronic conditions. Street medicine teams can reduce hospital stays with prevention, education, and follow-up care.

Learning Objectives
-Describe the barriers in healthcare for those who are experiencing homelessness and explain how access barriers perpetuate disparities in health inequity.
-Describe the concept of street medicine and identify how this model improves access to healthcare delivery and strengthens community health.
-Describe the history and growth of Care Beyond the Boulevard and its current model of care.