The University of Kansas School of Medicine: FAPR 900 Rural Preceptorship

1. The University of Kansas School of Medicine:FAPR 900 Rural Preceptorship Michael Kennedy, MD Course Director Neesa Montoya Course Administrator Lisa Mena Administrative Assistant

2. In 1949 the Kansas Legislature passed a bill requiring participation in a Rural Preceptorship • First rural rotations began in 1951 under the guidance of Dean Franklin D. Murphy • More than16,000 students have participated in a rural preceptorship • All practicing graduates have benefited from this program 65th Year Since Enacted by the Kansas Legislature

3. Advantages of this Rural experience? • Immersion experience for primary care practice • More autonomy • One-on-one with your preceptor • Broad scope of practice • Increase in community awareness with multi-layered activities

4. Why Rural? • Appreciate the benefit of community support for the ailing patient – “Social Capital” • More visibility of community involvement by physicians

5. Our responsibility • Ensure students are able to meet the Core Competencies for the rotation • Provide housing for each student • Few sites allow pets • Hospital rooms, Apartment, Shared Housing, Community Volunteer Homes • Provide support and guidance

6. Participate in all regular clinical activities including hospital rounds, surgeries, procedures, nursing home visits, committee meetings, etc. • Expected to do more than “shadow” or observe the physician, put your 3rd Year Clerkship skills to work! • Participate in “on-call” duties • Pay attention to deadlines and turn in all required paperwork on-time. Students’ responsibility

7. Approve & arrange ALL placements with rural site • You cannot make your own arrangements • Requests are accepted and are arranged whenever possible through our office • If you know of a physician that SHOULD be a volunteer preceptor then let us know ASAP so that we can try to get their Faculty appointment • Appropriate course outlines, materials and evaluations (these are all available on-line) will be provided to each student • Mandatory Orientation on the first Monday of each rotation • Mandatory Debriefing on Friday at the end of rotation Course mechanics

8. Fill out profile form in preceptor database • I will use your student profile to arrange placement • You may also • Email nmontoya2@kumc.edu with questions • Visit us at 3054 Robinson Process

9. You will be notified once the placement process begins and when your placement has been confirmed • Please recognize our preceptors are all volunteers and we must respect their requests/concerns as well • Once a placement is made for you it cannot be changed! Process

10. Students cannot be placed closer than 45 miles to a major metropolitan area (FMLA Exception) • No placements will be in the “big 5 counties” • Students with specific exclusions will be accommodated on an individual basis • 2 excused absences per rotation • Interviews= NOT EXCUSED Restrictions

11. Not in Big 5 Counties

12. Our Volunteer Preceptors are board certified in one of the following specialties: • Family Medicine • General Internal Medicine • General Pediatrics Primary Care Only

13. Where did students go last year?

14. Not a commercial for rural primary care practice • Not PR for Primary Care • Not to escape from the rat race in KC What the Rural Preceptorship is not…

15. A chance to escape the rat race in KC • An opportunity to PRACTICE medicine • Personal Growth • A chance to appreciate the practice of medicine using limited resources • A chance to see the other hats that physicians in rural communities wear What the Rural Preceptorship is…