The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) has a section of their website dedicated to model programs. They recently highlighted Project PROMISE, a North Carolina program designed to encourage rural youth to pursue medical careers. Project PROMISE (Providing Rural Opportunities in Medicine through Inspiring Service and Education) is the brainchild of two medical students who started the program to… Continue reading Project PROMISE
Category: rural health issues
Emergency Residency
Tom Morris - HRSA's Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy - has a stump speech about rural healthcare vs. urban healthcare entitled; "Rural is NOT Mini Urban." To underline his point, he puts a picture on the screen of a huge tractor next to a lawn mower. Guess which one is intended for use in rural areas?… Continue reading Emergency Residency
Rural Residents Research Symposium
The agenda has been posted for the April 22nd Rural Residents Research Symposium: 8:30 am - Continental breakfast and registration 9:00 am - 10:00 am - How to Conduct Community Health and Primary Care Research Dr. Alexis Stoner, Faculty Instructor and Course Director of Epidemiology, Clinical Prevention, and Population Health, Edward Via College of Osteopathic… Continue reading Rural Residents Research Symposium
Affordable Medications
One of the hard realities of serving in rural communities is that many of our patients have a hard time affording the medications they desperately need. We've located a resource to help with that process. The National Center for Farmworker Health has produced a series of easy-to-read fact sheets about the safest and most affordable… Continue reading Affordable Medications
Registration Now Open!
Registration for the Rural Residents Research Symposium is now open! Scheduled for April 22nd at the Slemp Center of UVA Wise; this is a day for residents to present original research (not case studies) regarding topics of interest to rural primary care docs and their peers. Slots at the Rural Residents Research Symposium are 30-45 minutes long;… Continue reading Registration Now Open!
The Big-City Guide to Small-Town Living
The GMEC blog will be taking a break for the holiday season. We leave you with this essay from the Daily Yonder: I watched over the last decade or so as successful big-city professionals retire and move out to the fringes of my rural town. They typically buy farms or ranchettes and imagine themselves living… Continue reading The Big-City Guide to Small-Town Living
REVIVE!
Virginia has been severely impacted by opioid abuse, particularly the abuse of prescription drugs. In 2013, 386 individuals died from the abuse of FHMO, an increase of 1,578%, with fentanyl being the primary substance fueling this increase. In 2013, drug-related deaths happened at a higher per capita level (11.0 deaths per 100,000) than motor vehicle… Continue reading REVIVE!
Do Residents Return?
"Grow your own" is a popular phrase for those trying to improve the supply of health professionals in rural areas. But does it work? The USDA recently released a report titled "Factors Affecting Former Residents' Returning to Rural Communities". Factors which encouraged residents to return to their rural roots: presence of parents desire to raise… Continue reading Do Residents Return?
JANUARY CERVICAL, GLAUCOMA AND THYROID AWARENESS MONTH
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 