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The Rural Primary Care Practice and Research Program (RPCPRP) is an elective rotation for medical students, sponsored by the KU Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine. The program involves active clinical training as well as health promotion and disease prevention research in rural primary care settings across the state of Kansas
The Rural Health Weekend is organized by the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Office of Medical Education, and encourages second-year medical students to familiarize themselves with the day-to-day work of rural family doctors, and engage in community envolvement in small towns throughout Kansas.The weekend is much like a mini-preceptorship as students discover for themselves if rural medicine is a good fit
While completing all or part of the third-year clinical clerkship in a rural community is voluntary, students who choose to participate have numerous opportunities to work with volunteer faculty in rural areas across the state. During the rotation, medical students see a broad range of clinical experiences, with rotations available in the following areas: pediatrics, ambulatory medicine/geriatrics, family medicine, neuropsychiatry, ob/gyn, and surgery.
All KU fourth-year medical students are required to complete a four-week rural preceptorship. Designed to allow medical students the opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills of a generalist physician, preceptorships are offered in numerous primary care departments.
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