Goals:

1.Provide the student with a comprehensive, broad-based primary care medical education;

2.Provide the student an opportunity to experience the lifestyle of rural health care providers.

Objectives:

1. Develop data collection and problem-solving skills;

2. Learn principles and interventions for health promotion and disease prevention;

3. Develop an awareness of the impact of family and culture on health care;

4. Experience the scope of care provided in a rural setting, including experiences appropriate to Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery;

5. Learn about patients/families in the context of continuous care over seven months;

6. Learn principles of Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC);

7. Develop an understanding of research activities;

8. Address course requirements and expectations for traditional year 03 clerkships in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery.