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Rural Medical Education Network
In This Issue Established by the PCPE grant, the Medical Education Network is an
administrative structure for ORME. The state is divided into five network
Focus on Kansas: Office Of Rural Medical Education at sites (East, North Central, South Central, Northwest and Southwest). (map 1)
KUMC 1-2 Map 1: Medical Education Network Sites
Each region has a Medical Education Director (Med Ed Director), a practicing
Rural Medicine Interest Group Student Perspectives physician who also works for the school's Office of Rural Medical Education.
3-6 Med Ed Directors help coordinate efforts to mentor, train and place
physicians throughout Kansas. Each of the network sites work closely with
Undergraduate Perspective 7 the Office of Rural Health Education and Services, AHEC, Admissions and all
health profession schools at KU. Activities coordinated by the Medical
Memorial Health System 8-9 Education Network Sites include:
Abilene Support local medical center educational programs by providing services
Family Medicine with OB
to community-based faculty and learners.
Anthony Medical Center 10-11 Coordinate development activities for volunteer faculty with ORME.
Anthony Ensure that the medical school curricula standards are being delivered.
Family Medicine without OB Participate in local pre-medical student recruitment activities, including
Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems 12-13 Primary Care Workshops, Scholars in Rural Health, and pre-medical
Beloit student conferences.
Family Medicine with OB Participate in ongoing practice and community assessments.
Recruit collaborative practices to become health profession education
Clay County Medical Center 14-15 sites.
Clay Center Assist with locum tenens services for a variety of health professions and
Family Medicine with OB link these services with student and resident education.
Recommend improvements to statewide student/resident incentive
Ellsworth County Medical Center 16-17 programs.
Ellsworth Assist with the statewide practice-based research network coordination.
Family Medicine without OB
Herington Municipal Hospital 18-19
Herington
Family Medicine without OB
Jewell County Hospital 20-21
Mankato
PA/APRN
Lincoln County Hospital 22-23
Lincoln
Family Medicine without OB
Osborne County Memorial Hospital 24-25
Osborne
Family Medicine without OB
Rice County District Hospital 26-27
Lyons
Family Medicine with OB
Internal Medicine
Focus on Kansas: Office Of Rural Medical Education at
KUMC Cont. 28-30
Scholars in Rural Health 30-31 Serve as an information resource about KUMC for communities.
Assist communities in recruiting health care providers.
Sunflower Careers Assist Continuing Education offices in assessment of educational needs,
delivery of innovative programs and evaluation.
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Continued from page 1.
Rural Medical Education Network
In This Issue Established by the PCPE grant, the Medical Education Network is an
administrative structure for ORME. The state is divided into five network
Focus on Kansas: Office Of Rural Medical Education at sites (East, North Central, South Central, Northwest and Southwest). (map 1)
KUMC 1-2 Map 1: Medical Education Network Sites
Each region has a Medical Education Director (Med Ed Director), a practicing
Rural Medicine Interest Group Student Perspectives physician who also works for the school's Office of Rural Medical Education.
3-6 Med Ed Directors help coordinate efforts to mentor, train and place
physicians throughout Kansas. Each of the network sites work closely with
Undergraduate Perspective 7 the Office of Rural Health Education and Services, AHEC, Admissions and all
health profession schools at KU. Activities coordinated by the Medical
Memorial Health System 8-9 Education Network Sites include:
Abilene Support local medical center educational programs by providing services
Family Medicine with OB
to community-based faculty and learners.
Anthony Medical Center 10-11 Coordinate development activities for volunteer faculty with ORME.
Anthony Ensure that the medical school curricula standards are being delivered.
Family Medicine without OB Participate in local pre-medical student recruitment activities, including
Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems 12-13 Primary Care Workshops, Scholars in Rural Health, and pre-medical
Beloit student conferences.
Family Medicine with OB Participate in ongoing practice and community assessments.
Recruit collaborative practices to become health profession education
Clay County Medical Center 14-15 sites.
Clay Center Assist with locum tenens services for a variety of health professions and
Family Medicine with OB link these services with student and resident education.
Recommend improvements to statewide student/resident incentive
Ellsworth County Medical Center 16-17 programs.
Ellsworth Assist with the statewide practice-based research network coordination.
Family Medicine without OB
Herington Municipal Hospital 18-19
Herington
Family Medicine without OB
Jewell County Hospital 20-21
Mankato
PA/APRN
Lincoln County Hospital 22-23
Lincoln
Family Medicine without OB
Osborne County Memorial Hospital 24-25
Osborne
Family Medicine without OB
Rice County District Hospital 26-27
Lyons
Family Medicine with OB
Internal Medicine
Focus on Kansas: Office Of Rural Medical Education at
KUMC Cont. 28-30
Scholars in Rural Health 30-31 Serve as an information resource about KUMC for communities.
Assist communities in recruiting health care providers.
Sunflower Careers Assist Continuing Education offices in assessment of educational needs,
delivery of innovative programs and evaluation.
Follow us on facebook!
