Rural Health School Mission Statement

2. Rural Health School Mission Statement "The mission of the Minnesota Rural Health School is to promote the health and well being of rural communities through nurturing partnerships between academic institutions and communities, and promoting the education and practice of health professionals in the context of an interdisciplinary team environment."

3. MRHS Objectives • Demonstrate knowledge of the culture and health needs of rural communities. • Demonstrate knowledge of community partnerships and the planning process to promote health in rural communities. • Strengthen students’ intentions to work in rural areas

4. MRHS Objectives (Cont.) • Understand the roles and contributions of health care team members • Analyze the effectiveness of interdisciplinary teams in the community. • Demonstrate interdisciplinary team skills in delivering care to individuals, families and communities. • Demonstrate knowledge and skill in using communication technologies for education and patient care.

6. MRHS Sites

7. Minnesota Rural Health School Participants • Core Disciplines • Medicine • Nursing • Physician Assistant • Pharmacy • Social Work • Dentistry • Other • Vet Med, Public Health, PT/OT, Speech Therapy, Mortuary Science

8. Minnesota Rural Health School Participants • Institutions • University of Minnesota Academic Health Center: • School of Nursing • Medical Schools • College of Pharmacy • Veterinary Medicine • Dentistry • Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program • Augsburg College Department of Social Work • University of Minnesota Duluth Social Work Department • College of St. Scholastica Nursing Department • Bemidji State University School of Nursing

10. MRHS Curriculum Interdisciplinary Activities Community Project Discipline Activities

11. Minnesota Rural Health School Curriculum • Session are 10-12 weeks in length • - one day a week devoted to MRHS curriculum • - remainder of students’ time typically used to fulfill clinical training in their respective disciplines • Orientation Retreat • - orient students and faculty to MRHS curriculum • Community Experiences • - demonstrating rural characteristics • - modeling interdisciplinary teamwork • - local health issues • - community needs • - cultural issues

12. Minnesota Rural Health School Curriculum Continued • Interdisciplinary Case Studies • - live patient cases • - paper cases • - interdisciplinary OSCE (Observed Structured Clinical Examination) • Community Projects • - content and scope determined by community need and student interest • - issues related to the health and well-being of each community • - students work on issues directly relating community and public health • Communication technologies for education and patient care • - interactive television • - telephone and video conferencing • - live video medical consultations • - Internet based education modules

13. Minnesota Rural Health School Community Project Examples Teen Smoking Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in the Willmar Hispanic Population Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer Teen Pregnancy Awareness Local Impact of the Farm Crisis Healthcare Internet Guide Diabetes and Hypertension Screening Health Care Directives Bi-Lingual Tuberculosis Video Health Career Promotion for High School Students

15. Student Participation 1996-2003 • Medical 65 • NP, CNS, CNM 56 • Undergraduate Nursing 23 • Pharmacy 51 • Physician Assistant 39 • Social Work 22 • Public Health 2 • Vet Med 25 • Dentistry 3 • Other (Mortuary Science, Lab Tech, OT, Speech Therapy) 5 Total 291

16. Community Size of Graduates Practice Sites 2002 Urban Underserved 3% <5000 >50,000 32% 32% 9% 7% 5000-10,000 16% 25,000-50,000 10,000-25,000

17. 98 former students in current practice • 51 rural • 44 urban (7 county metro, Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester) • 3 students in urban underserved • 55% in rural/underserved practice

18. Student Evaluations Would you recommend MRHS to other students? 96.5% said yes