Checklist for Rural Program Development

Robert C. Bowman, M.D.

Medical Schools with a mission for rural health

Understand Physician Workforce Studies  

Mission for rural health

Admissions Package  

Rural person at dean’s level

   

Rural admissions

Admissions Ratios and US Medical Students  

Rural basic years

   

Rural clinical years

   

Rural student group

  Models of Rural Medical Education

Networking and assistance with rural health systems

   
     

Department of Family Medicine

   

Mission for rural health

   

Rural person as director of division/program/office or endowed rural chair

   

Research in Rural Health

   
     
     

Residency Program

1995 survey  
Mission is rural 54  
Mission is part rural 97  

Director is rural contact

112  

Required rural rotation

142  

Any special rural program

165  
Rural Training Track 38  

High rural grad rate

   
     
     

Patterns of Rural Workforce

Physician Workforce Studies

 

www.ruralmedicaleducation.org