Project MUSHROOM

Prerequisite: IPE Poverty Simulation 

The goal of each Project MUSHROOM session is to reach those most marginalized from society. Learners provide unsheltered community members with the basics of care including food, water, clothing, and basic medical intervention.  Most importantly, learners offer a gentle hand, a warm smile, and a witness to their dignity as fellow human beings.   

This long-standing program brings together medical, nursing, dental, social work, and other health professional volunteers on "street rounds.”  Learners travel on foot to those places where they are needed most: along the rivers and creeks, down the back alleys of downtown, and under the bridges. 

Project MUSHROOM is run by the Department of Family Medicine and supported by the Office of IPE.  Please see the Project MUSHROOM website (below) for more information, including dates and signup.  

Visit the Project MUSHROOM website for more info.