{"id":236655,"date":"2026-06-26T10:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=236655"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:21:05","slug":"jabsom-expands-street-medicine-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/26\/jabsom-expands-street-medicine-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.7M grant expands UH<\/abbr> medical school street medicine efforts statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"street<\/p>\n

Bringing healthcare directly to individuals experiencing homelessness, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>) is expanding its street medicine efforts across the state thanks to a new $1.7 million grant.<\/p>\n

Awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration<\/a> (HRSA<\/abbr>), the multi-year funding will support outreach and training on Oʻahu<\/span>, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island and Kauaʻi<\/span> through JABSOM<\/abbr>‘s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health<\/a>. The five-year grant begins with $362,140 in year one, and prepares the next generation of family medicine physicians to serve Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>‘s most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n

“This is an absolute blessing,” said Robert Carlisle, project director and JABSOM<\/abbr> associate professor. “This is good for the state. This is good for the family medicine physicians. This is good for the people of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

Expanding outreach<\/h2>\n
\"carlisle
Robert Carlisle holds up the medical backpack he carries during street medicine outreach.
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The funding will launch new street medicine experiences for family medicine residents in Waiʻanae<\/span>, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, and JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s new Kauaʻi<\/span> program, which will train the first cohort on Oʻahu<\/span> in 2026.<\/p>\n

Carlisle credited partners, including HRSA<\/abbr>\u2019s Steven Coulter, JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s Chip Hixon, and site leads Cynthia Ohata, Ellen Bell, Megan Martelly, Doug Rose and Thomas Quattlebaum, with support from various local organizations.<\/p>\n

“As physicians and professionals, we have a duty to society and the community around us,” Carlisle said.<\/p>\n

Integrating behavioral health<\/h2>\n

\"street<\/p>\n

Program leaders also plan to expand behavioral health and addiction services.<\/p>\n

“The really tough lift will be to integrate behavioral medicine and addiction care into our outreach on the street,” Carlisle said. “Make no mistake, this was a massive effort to bring together four different programs across the state on three different islands. There was a lot of coordination and enthusiasm from all of us to recognize the potential benefits of street medicine.”<\/p>\n

Seed funding from the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Academy of Family Physicians, JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s Office of Medical Education, and the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Medical Association helped launch the project.<\/p>\n

“The small seed grants grew this much larger investment in street medicine,” Carlisle said. “This experience should have a profound impact with influence lasting over the next 30 years of their careers.”<\/p>\n

To help purchase basic supplies like bandages and footwear, consider supporting the JABSOM<\/abbr> Family Medicine and Community Health Enhancement Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more at JABSOM<\/abbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A $1.7 million grant expands JABSOM<\/abbr> street medicine training and healthcare outreach for vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":236660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1307,686,1728,31,9,603],"class_list":["post-236655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-family-medicine-and-community-health","tag-homeless","tag-homeless-outreach-and-medical-education","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-uh-manoa","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t