“Street Dr. Jill” talks influencing on homelessness and healthcare

About this episode

Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk discusses her experiences working with the homeless and her role as a social media influencer.

Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk has been practicing medicine for 15 years, largely working with people living on the streets. Since December, she’s added a new dimension to her work, social media influencer. Wiwcharuk posts under the handle streetdrjill. On Instagram, she has more than 75,000 followers at the time of writing. Her videos cover topics related […]

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk

Topics covered

• homelessness
• healthcare
• social media
• influence
• medicine

Keywords

• homelessness
• healthcare
• social media influencer
• Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk
• medicine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vancouver Island Mental Health Society, Instagram

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