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Featured Speaker: Jane Bennett
Physicians know how to treat cancer patients on a physiological basis, but what are individuals seeking when it comes to emotional care? How can providers help clients cope with mental health stressors and survivor’s guilt, especially when mental health is not their primary field? What are the top concerns cancer patients would like addressed by… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Jane Bennett
CME Credit Opportunity
Looking for yet another reason to come to this year's Head for the Hills event? You could be eligible to receive up to 7 prescribed credits in continuing medical education from the American Academy of Family Physicians (see below). This Live activity, Head for the Hills, with a beginning date of 09/29/2016, has been reviewed and is acceptable… Continue reading CME Credit Opportunity
Featured Speaker: Dr. Kathy Wibberly
Come listen to Dr. Wibberly's presentation, What Doctors Need to Know about Telehealth, at this year's Head for the Hills event! Back to the Future! The first physicians in the world were generalists who provided all of the medical care available. They diagnosed and treated illnesses, performed surgery and delivered babies. About 75 years ago, all… Continue reading Featured Speaker: Dr. Kathy Wibberly
Where Are They Now?
Until the relatively recent past, Virginia had 3 medical schools, UVA, EVMS, and VCU. Then the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine opened in Blacksburg, then Virginia Tech-Carilion in Roanoke, then the Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lynchburg. Other medical schools for Virginia are being discussed as well. Often, the discussion about a… Continue reading Where Are They Now?
“Choose Virginia” Scholarships
The Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP) Foundation is delighted to announce one new medical student scholarship and one new resident scholarship annually for assistance with education loan repayment. Many medical students and family medicine residents in Virginia have expressed an interest in staying in Virginia after their graduation to complete a family medicine residency… Continue reading “Choose Virginia” Scholarships
Project PROMISE
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
Doc Burnout
What happens when an eager young doctor in a rural community with a passion to make a difference becomes the medical director for the nursing home, the overseer of the town’s emergency medical service, the football team’s sideline doctor, the clinic’s medical director, and the hospital’s trauma director and chief of staff? And has two children?… Continue reading Doc Burnout
Affording Medical School
There's no doubt about it — medical school is expensive. But U.S. News & World Report has compiled a list of 10 private medical schools with the lowest tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic year. Here are the 10 most affordable private medical schools and their 2015-16 out-of-state tuition rates, according to U.S. News… Continue reading Affording Medical School
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
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 