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Who We Are

The Student Run Homeless Clinic (SRHC) was started in 1990 by the Department of Family Medicine at UCLA to provide free medical care to people who are homeless and underserved. Over 40 student-run clinics per year are supervised by licensed UCLA faculty and community physicians. The SRHC serves over 600 patients per year at our various clinical sites, including the Santa Monica Shelter (Samoshel), since 1994 and most recently,   the Winter Shelters in partnership with EIMAGO, a subsidiary of the Union Rescue Mission.

Our services include preventive health, screening physical exams, urgent care, chronic disease management, wound and foot care, immunizations, and referrals. In addition to medical care, the SRHC is working to expand our services to the communities we serve. Most recently, we have initiated a mental health/psych component and currently in the development of a smoking cessation program for our patients. We are also exploring ways to expand our services to the homeless population of neighboring Westwood Village.