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
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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
Checklist – Years 1 & 2
Welcome to the great transition. These first two years of med school often entail major changes. You may suddenly feel just how big the difference between attending college and medical school is as you’re determining the best ways to study, deciding whether to sleep or nap at night, or cancelling plans for your third consecutive… Continue reading Checklist – Years 1 & 2
Checklist – Year 3
Last week we reviewed a checklist for 4th year medical students. Now let's take a look at what you have to do the year before. The AMA recommends: Find residency programs that fit your specialty interests and needs. Organize the key elements of your application. Contact the National Board of Medical Examiners to schedule your… Continue reading Checklist – Year 3
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!
Urban Choosing Rural
A recent study noted that having a rural origin is a primary factor in medical students choosing to practice in rural areas. The study decided to turn that information around and ask what influences urban students to also choose rural. "Determinants of an urban origin student choosing rural practice" used a scoping review of the… Continue reading Urban Choosing Rural
Medical Education Challenges
Recently AMA Wire published "9 challenges medical educators want to solve right now" which were the topics identified at a AMA event when participants were asked the question, "What does the medical school of the future look and feel like—and how do we get there?" Identified challenges included, "New ways to make medical training more… Continue reading Medical Education Challenges
ICD-10 Is Here – Now What?
Just like the coming of Y2K, the world did not implode when ICD-10 went live on October 1, 2015. But that doesn't mean there aren't any glitches. At Head for the Hills 2015 Debbie Poston from AMS Software talked about the challenges physicians face in making sure office staff can document patient visits correctly in… Continue reading ICD-10 Is Here – Now What?
Anxious Kids
What's the difference between fear and anxiety? What level of anxiety in a child is normal? At what stage does it need to be addressed? When is medication appropriate for a child with anxiety? C. Allen Musil, Jr., MD's presentation at Head for the Hills 2015 answered these questions and reviewed risk factors for anxiety… Continue reading Anxious Kids
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 