Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium
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East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine announced a new program designed to create more pathways for high school and college students who are interested in careers in medicine to serve rural communities. The college officially launched EQUIP, an initiative that seeks to identify and mentor students to become primary care physicians committed to… Continue reading ETSU Launches Rural Medicine Program
I’ve been navigating complex healthcare needs on behalf of my son for more than ten years; speech therapists, occupational therapist, physical therapists, developmental pediatrician, family doctor...trying to be the center hub so all communication can flow. I’ve been our own mini medical home and integrated care team. I’ve been through the hurdles of battling insurance,… Continue reading Speed Dating & Healthcare: Why is Trust so Elusive?
Thursday, August 18th1:00 pm ETRSVP: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/.../WN_LfSsDsUVTxuSV5WvT-2qHQSpecial Guest Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services How the Inflation Reduction Act will benefit Rural Americans Thursday, August 18th3:00 pm ETRSVP: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/.../WN_58SjeyOvS-SLh_4bkHK9zQ
The Inman Village Community Health Project improves health workers’ awareness of community nutrition and health care access problems. Medical residents and other students in medical fields (therapists, nurses, and social workers especially) prepare and serve meals at Inman Village in Wise County each month and offer a program (workshop and lecture formats) on health and… Continue reading Inman Community Project (video)
How did the pandemic create behavior change and what changes are likely to persist? At the individual level, are we eating outdoors more? Shaking hands less? Shopping online more? Paying with cash less? Telecommuting more? Using mass transit less? At a systemic level, how has the pandemic created behavior change in the delivery of health… Continue reading Now That the Pandemic Is “Over”…
reposted article from VTx - Steven Mackay Graduate researchers in psychology seek to understand trauma, isolation, and resilience among Black Americans in Southwest Virginia. The grueling and combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police greatly strained Black Americans across the country in 2020, going into… Continue reading Listening to marginalized communities
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