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Keeping Rural Medical Students Connected To Their Roots: A “Home For The Holidays” Immersion Experience, William J. Crump Md, R. Steve Fricker Mpa
Keeping Rural Medical Students Connected To Their Roots: A “Home For The Holidays” Immersion Experience, William J. Crump Md, R. Steve Fricker Mpa
Marshall Journal of Medicine
Keeping Rural Medical Students Connected to their Roots: A “Home for the Holidays” Immersion Experience
Abstract
Introduction
Preclinical medical students with an initial affinity for rural practice often experience urban disruption during training. Longer summer rural immersion experiences have been shown to be somewhat effective in keeping rural students connected to their rural roots. Some students cannot adapt their schedules to these longer experiences. In response, a brief practice experience near home during the winter break of the academic year was established.
Methods
Nineteen detailed rural practice assessments were completed by preclinical medical students during school years 2009-2014 and essays …