Rural Pathway Clinical Requirements
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Summer AHEC experience
- An early clinical experience with a family medicine physician during the summer between first and second year of medical school
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Clerkships
- Must complete the Family Medicine clerkship at an approved rural site.
- Must complete at least one-half of one additional clerkship at an approved rural site.
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Electives
- Students will complete at least one elective at a rural site. Away electives are allowed.
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Scholarship requirements
- Required scholarly activity will include a rural theme and/or be with a rural mentor who has an affiliated faculty position in BSOM.
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Extracurricular requirements
- Participate in the Advocates for Rural Medicine student organization by attending at least 50% of the group’s meetings during the Foundations of Clinical Practice years.
Interprofessional Opportunities
WRMS also hosts interprofessional educational events that bring together medical, family nurse practitioner, Pharm.D., and nursing students at the Lake Campus. The events cover a variety of rural health issues and allow for great interprofessional interactions. Local health professionals also attend the events and provide their unique perspectives from their own experiences with rural practice.