An Interdisciplinary Rural Training Alliance
Area L AHEC
Program on Aging, UNC-CH School of Medicine

Educational and Clinical Partners:
 

• UNC-CH Schools of Medicine, Allied Health, Nursing, Dentistry, Social Work, Pharmacy, Public Health
• The North Carolina AHEC Program
• North Carolina Central University Division of Nursing
• Rural Health Group, Inc.
• Our Community Hospital
• Wilson Community Health Center
• North Carolina Health Careers Access Program

• Encourage and support student interest in rural health practice and research
• Prepare health profession students for collaborative rural practice
• Support the development of interdisciplinary teamwork among rural practitioners
• Engage University faculty in rural health education, service, and research
• Develop new interdisciplinary rural training sites
• Address issues of health and health care access in participating rural communities

• Join a rural interest group
• Visit innovative rural practices and see interdisciplinary teamwork in action
• Take an interdisciplinary course in rural health
• Help find solutions to a problem in a rural community
• Learn about teamwork in clinical and community-based experiences
• Have guidance in conducting research in rural health

• Address issues of importance to the health of their communities with student and faculty support
• Develop interdisciplinary teamwork
• Teach interdisciplinary trainees about rural health
• Extend health care access through involvement of trainees from needed disciplines
• Benefit from strong university-community partnerships for service, education, and research

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last updated 5/1/03