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The survey utilizes the externally-validated instruments Health Professional Attitudes Toward the Homeless Inventory (HPATHI) and the Student-Run Free Clinic Project (SRFCP) survey. We examined differences using paired t tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Students also completed separate end-of-curriculum evaluation forms assessing satisfaction with the course.\nResults:\u00a0After completing the elective, students (n=45) demonstrated improvement in self-assessed attitude towards individuals experiencing homelessness (P=.03), specifically an increase in reported social advocacy (P&amp;lt;.001); and an increase in self-perceived knowledge about (P&amp;lt;.001), efficacy in working with (P=.01), and skills in caring for (P&amp;lt;.001) underserved groups. The elective also received high student satisfaction ratings.\nConclusions:\u00a0Formal education in patient navigation and caring for individuals experiencing homelessness improves self-assessed preparedness of future health care providers in serving homeless and underserved populations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.22454\/fammed.55.143409","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]],"date-time":"2023-01-06T20:23:15Z","timestamp":1673036595000},"page":"45-50","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Training Students as Navigators for Patients Experiencing Homelessness"],"prefix":"10.22454","volume":"55","author":[{"given":"Alison","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Arlen","family":"Suarez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jamie","family":"Lehnen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dalia","family":"Mitchell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Garrett","family":"Ray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Heather","family":"Lanier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chandana","family":"Golla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natalie","family":"Bonner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thanos","family":"Rossopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Umaru","family":"Barrie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patti","family":"Pagels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center -Department of Family and Community Medicine, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philip","family":"Day","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nora","family":"Gimpel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"},{"name":"Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"9746","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]]},"container-title":["Family Medicine"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]],"date-time":"2023-01-06T20:23:23Z","timestamp":1673036603000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.stfm.org\/familymedicine\/2023\/january\/liu-2022-0045\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22454\/fammed.55.143409","relation":{},"ISSN":["0742-3225","1938-3800"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0742-3225","type":"print"},{"value":"1938-3800","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,6]]}}}