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For the album by Brisco, see Street Medicine (album).

Street Medicine Institute was formed in 2008 by Dr. Jim Withers.[1] The term Street Medicine, in this context, was coined by Dr. Jim Withers who has been one of the leaders in the movement.[2][3] His program, Operation Safety NetinPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has hosted the annual International Street Medicine Symposium in various cities since 2005.[4]

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  1. ^ Larkin, Heather; Aykanian, Amanda; Streeter, Calvin L. (2019-06-26). Homelessness Prevention and Intervention in Social Work: Policies, Programs, and Practices. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-03727-7.
  • ^ Srikameswaran, Anita. “‘Street doc’ honored for work with homeless,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Thursday, August 15, 2002.
  • ^ Malloy, Michael G. “Pittsburgh’s Operation Safety Net Is Making a Difference to the Underserved,” AAMC Reporter, March, 2003.
  • ^ Fahy, Joe. “Doctors meeting here to consider street peoples’ needs,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Monday, October 10, 2005.

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