Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium
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"Hi, I'm Tracie! I'm excited to join the Virginia Rural Health Association as the new Director of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium (SWVA GMEC). Over the past few weeks, I've met with residency programs, healthcare partners, and community leaders across Southwest Virginia to learn more about their work and how GMEC can best… Continue reading Meet Your New SWVA GMEC Director, Tracie Rinehardt!
SWVA GMEC Executive Director Wendy Welch and professionals from LMU-DCOM will be leading a session on community nourishment projects at the 2024 South and Appalachia Creative Placemaking Summit next month! THE COMMUNITY NOURISHMENT PROJECT "Medical educators and students team up with housing residents to create infotaining programs using painting, sculpting, dance, foodways, and music to teach… Continue reading ‘The Community Nourishment Project’ – 2024 South & Appalachian Creative Placemaking Summit
Ballad Health's faculty development event on November 19th included faculty members from Johnston Memorial Hospital Internal and Family Medicine residencies, as well as the Lonesome Pine Hospital Family Medicine and Norton Community Hospital Internal Medicine residences. Dr. Michael Harris (pictured below) is a recognized mentor for leadership development of clinical and non-clinical executives in a… Continue reading GMEC Sponsors Faculty CME Training on Patient Communications
“I’ve never even heard of that place. Why do you want to go there?” That’s the question I got asked often when I chose a rural medical school and then again when I chose a rural town for my rotations. I don’t care to answer, so I laugh and say, “I don’t like sitting in… Continue reading Why Rural? – Rural Health Voice Conference Essay Winner
Though separated professionally and in the minds of many, our teeth are part of our overall health. Dental disease has an impact outside of the mouth. There is growing research into oral-systemic links with diseases such as diabetes and heart disease and dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease in the US. Our dentition… Continue reading Oral Health and Overall Health
H.R. 8850, the Fair Access In Residency Act (FAIR Act), was introduced on September 15 to ensure all Medicare-funded residency programs accept DOs and the COMLEX. The legislation addresses the unfair and unsustainable system that excludes DOs from residencies or requires them to take the USMLE. These practices exacerbate the workforce shortage and impinge on… Continue reading Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act: Ensuring GME Parity for DOs
The SWVA GMEC 'Head for the Hills' Annual CME Conference is less than two months away! Have you registered yet? We have a few rooms left at the Martha Washington Inn & Spa for only $75.00/room. After submitting the conference registration form, you will see instructions on how to pay for a room. Hurry -… Continue reading ‘Head for the Hills’ Hotel Deadline is October 3rd!
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
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