Fellow Presentation · Community Outreach Beyond Clinic Walls

Midwest Street Medicine Rapid City: Meeting People Where They Are

Emily Eisenbraun
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

with Phebie Rossi, M4, Dillon Vanetti, M4 and Jennifer Hasvold, MD

This presentation is released on Monday, January 18, 2027.

Street medicine outreach brings integrated medical, behavioral, and social care to people experiencing homelessness in Rapid City, where a January 2026 count reported 343 people without housing. Weekly outreach is paired with a Friday evening community meal and includes peer support, social work, addiction care, and harm reduction. The chapter is one of several operating across South Dakota.

Cite this presentation

Emily Eisenbraun; Phebie Rossi, M4; Dillon Vanetti, M4; Jennifer Hasvold, MD. Midwest Street Medicine Rapid City: Meeting People Where They Are. University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. Accepted for presentation at the 2026–27 National Aequitas Health Conference, Monday, January 18, 2027.

Aequitas Health is a national medical honor society and 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose fellows are selected for community health work serving those in need. It is a 2023 recipient of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund (McNulty Foundation and Aspen Institute). This is one of 21 presentations at the 2026–27 National Conference, which is free, virtual and open to anyone.