University District Street Medicine (UDSM) is currently recruiting health sciences students at undergraduate and graduate levels for our homeless outreach program! UDSM is an interdisciplinary student group that seeks to improve health outcomes for the homeless population of University District. As part of our homeless outreach program, professional/graduate student volunteers work on the streets of the University District and in community centers to foster relationships, hand out health hygiene supplies, provide social service referrals, and take vital signs under the direction of a licensed preceptor.
We are also accepting applications for the following leadership positions: Development Director, Outreach Manager, Preceptor Coordinator, Recruitment Coordinator, and Referral Coordinator. Feel free to look through the attached document outlining leadership responsibilities. If you are interested, please complete the attached application and return it to udsmvolunteer@gmail.com by Saturday, October 17th.
Reasons to become a UDSM volunteer:
UDSM also conducts intermittent walking tours of the University District to educate students about the local resources for homeless people. If you are interested in attending the upcoming walking tour on Tuesday, October 13th, please sign up at the following link: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ylqbu. If the tour is full, please sign up on the waiting list so that we can gauge interest for the future.
For more information about our director and what we do, check out this recent article from Real Change: http://www.realchangenews.org/2015/09/09/curbside-care
If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact our volunteer coordinator at udsmvolunteer@gmail.com!
