What is the Rural Track?
A new track designed to encourage and support rural practice has been initiated within the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. This track identifies students interested in rural practice and provides them with, mentorship, additional knowledge, broad skills and rural socialization experiences. The ultimate goal of the track is to increase the number of students who eventually enter, and remain, in practice in rural Colorado . Initial program development funding is provided by a 3-year grant from the Colorado Trust with supplemental support from the Dean of the School of Medicine and from the Department of Family Medicine.
The curriculum of the School of Medicine has undergone a major revision, and the rural track integrates a rural emphasis among all four years of the new curriculum. Participation in the rural track will "jump start" students who are interested in rural practice, provide them with encouragement to maintain that interest, and make them ideal candidates for residencies with the best reputations for producing successful rural physicians.
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