The University of Utah Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Rural Pathway History and Overview
The University of Utah Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Rural Pathway History and Overview
Pathway History
Pathway History
The Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) Residency Rural Pathway at the University of Utah is a unique opportunity to train in dual specialties at a tertiary academic medical center accompanied by a focused curriculum and rotations at multiple rural and under-resourced sites.
The Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) Residency Rural Pathway at the University of Utah is a unique opportunity to train in dual specialties at a tertiary academic medical center accompanied by a focused curriculum and rotations at multiple rural and under-resourced sites.
Supported by a federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant, we train physicians from the University of Utah residency programs to be well-prepared and committed to practice in rural and under-resourced areas.
Supported by a federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant, we train physicians from the University of Utah residency programs to be well-prepared and committed to practice in rural and under-resourced areas.
Since 2020, our Med-Peds Rural Pathway has recruited and matched 5 residents to this exciting new program.
Since 2020, our Med-Peds Rural Pathway has recruited and matched 5 residents to this exciting new program.
Through our program, residents rotate in unique populations in the Western United States, from Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities in the Four Corners Region of the US to a small-town community hospital and VA in rural Montana. We also have partnerships with numerous Utah-based hospitals, from rural sites in Southern Utah to clinics that serve refugee populations in Salt Lake City.
Through our program, residents rotate in unique populations in the Western United States, from Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities in the Four Corners Region of the US to a small-town community hospital and VA in rural Montana. We also have partnerships with numerous Utah-based hospitals, from rural sites in Southern Utah to clinics that serve refugee populations in Salt Lake City.
WHat We Do
WHat We Do
We are an innovative residency program developing skills, educational strategies, and resources to transform health care.
We are an innovative residency program developing skills, educational strategies, and resources to transform health care.
Our leadership team members have unique clinical, educational, research, and administrative backgrounds that contribute to our success.
Our leadership team members have unique clinical, educational, research, and administrative backgrounds that contribute to our success.
Our trainees also reflect a variety of clinical and educational backgrounds from across the United States.
Our trainees also reflect a variety of clinical and educational backgrounds from across the United States.
We are dedicated to inspiring and training residents for an exciting and fulfilling career in rural and under-resourced health care with the educational tools and systemic support to help build the foundations they need to thrive.
We are dedicated to inspiring and training residents for an exciting and fulfilling career in rural and under-resourced health care with the educational tools and systemic support to help build the foundations they need to thrive.
What we Teach
What we Teach
Residents in our program benefit from clinical rotations in rural, remote, and under-resourced locations and educational material designed to guide this work.
Residents in our program benefit from clinical rotations in rural, remote, and under-resourced locations and educational material designed to guide this work.
The University of Utah Med-Peds Rural Pathway Curriculum is designed to give learners crucial knowledge in an engaging and interactive format.
The University of Utah Med-Peds Rural Pathway Curriculum is designed to give learners crucial knowledge in an engaging and interactive format.
Est. 2020
Where we Work
Where we Work
Our residents have the opportunity to train in varied rural and under-resourced locations throughout the Intermountain West, supporting a referral basis from the Four Corners region to Montana.
Our residents have the opportunity to train in varied rural and under-resourced locations throughout the Intermountain West, supporting a referral basis from the Four Corners region to Montana.
Program Components
Program Components
Residents in our program will complete the following over their 4 years of residency:
Residents in our program will complete the following over their 4 years of residency:
-6 months total of Rural or Urban under-resourced rotations, with a minimum of 3 of those rotations being rural.
-6 months total of Rural or Urban under-resourced rotations, with a minimum of 3 of those rotations being rural.
-Salt Lake Area Rotations: Midvale Community Building Community Clinic (Midvale, UT), Fourth Street Clinic (SLC, UT), and People's Health Clinic (Park City, UT). We are in the process of trying to add the Salt Lake Urban Indian Center in the next few years.
-Salt Lake Area Rotations: Midvale Community Building Community Clinic (Midvale, UT), Fourth Street Clinic (SLC, UT), and People's Health Clinic (Park City, UT). We are in the process of trying to add the Salt Lake Urban Indian Center in the next few years.
-Rural rotations: Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock, NM), Chinle Comprehensive Health Center (Chinle, AZ), Blue Mountain Hospital (Blanding, UT), Mountain West Medical Center (Tooele, UT), Community Hospital of Anaconda (Anaconda, MT), and the Fort Harrison VA (Helena, MT).
-Rural rotations: Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock, NM), Chinle Comprehensive Health Center (Chinle, AZ), Blue Mountain Hospital (Blanding, UT), Mountain West Medical Center (Tooele, UT), Community Hospital of Anaconda (Anaconda, MT), and the Fort Harrison VA (Helena, MT).
-Learn more about our rotations
-Learn more about our rotations
-Supplemental and focused procedural/ultrasound training.
-Supplemental and focused procedural/ultrasound training.
-A QI or research project focused on rural or under-resourced health.
-A QI or research project focused on rural or under-resourced health.
Projects, Collaborations, and Outcomes
Projects, Collaborations, and Outcomes
SGIM Western Regional 2022
APPD Poster 2023
SURGE Utah 2022
Rural Opioid Consotium Summit 2023
Wellness Elective Poster
Webinar Collaboration with UROHC
