Agenda and Handouts From the 2007 Rural Medical Educators Annual Meeting
Held Tuesday, May 15, 2007
William Egan Civic Center
Anchorage, Alaska
Agenda
7:30 am —Continental breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcome/Introduction: Joe Florence, M.D. and Jim Boulger, Ph.D.
8:15 - 9:15 am
Plenary – The Academic Context For Rural and Community Based Education: Meeting the Challenge of Rural Residency Training
Michael Whitcomb, MD
Editor, Academic Medicine
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9:15 – 10:30 am
I. Defining and Sustaining Success
Introduction
What is it worth? – Reflections of an RTT graduate
Kenneth Romney, M.D., Family Physician, Forks, WA – RTT graduate and potential second generation rural medical educator
What does it cost? Identifying resources and benchmarking the true cost of rural Graduate Medical Education
David Squire, MPA, Chief Financial Officer, Utah Medical Education Council
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How can it be sustained?
Jeff Harrison, M.D., Program Director, Nebraska Rural Training Programs
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Randall Longenecker, M.D., Rural Program Director, The Ohio State University Rural Program
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Open discussion
10:30 – 10:45 am— Break
10:45 am – 11:20 pm
II. Integrating Rural Training: New Initiatives in Tennessee
Joe Florence, M.D., Director of Rural Programs, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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11:20 am – Noon
Current Canadian Efforts in Rural Health Education: Post Graduate Education for Rural Family Practice - Vision and Recommendations for the New Millennium
Jill Konkin, M.D., Associate Dean for Rural and Regional Health, University of Alberta
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12:00 – 1:00 pm— Lunch - networking discussion
1:00 – 2:00 pm— Alaskan Efforts in Rural Medical Education
Barb Doty, M.D. – Alaska Family Medicine Residency
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Thomas S. Nighswander, M.D., Clinical Medical Education - Alaska
Staffer from the Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski
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2:00 – 2:45 pm— A Tour of Rural Medical Education in 2006 Part 1
RME students, staff and/or faculty will discuss innovations in their rural medical education programs.
2:45 – 3:00 pm— Break
3:00 – 3:45 pm —A Tour of Rural Medical Education in 2006 Part 2
RME students, staff and/or faculty will discuss innovations in their rural medical education programs.
3:45 - 4:00 pm— Conference Summary - Joe Florence, M.D.
4:00 – 5:00 pm— Business Meeting – Joe Florence, M.D. Chair
RME members will conduct the annual business meeting.
***The following Continuing Medical Education credits have been applied for:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Medical Association
This conference is sponsored by the Health Resources & Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Hotel Accommodations
Due to the strong turnout for the conference, all of the NRHA room blocks at the Anchorage Hilton, the Captain Cook and the Marriott are now sold out. There are other hotels near the Convention Center which still have rooms available. Please check with Anchorage Travel and Visitors Bureau or your travel agent for more information.
To see the relationship and distance of the hotels to the Convention Center on a street map of downtown Anchorage, click here
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The Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural minority and multicultural health issues. This event, from Dec. 10 through 12, showcases promising health and economic development models that have been effective in rural communities for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population. In addition to the educational conference, join the NRHA in the New Mexico Experience, a pre-conference field trip to visit the Cuidando Los Ninos clinic for homeless children and an exploration of Southwestern American Indian traditions at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center! 
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