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Rural Clinical Experiences for Emergency Medicine Residents: A Curriculum Template
Author(s) -
Wadman Michael C.,
Clark Ted R.,
Kupas Douglas F.,
Macht Marlow,
McLaughlin Steve,
Mize Terry,
Casaletto Jennifer,
Muelleman Robert L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12007
Subject(s) - medicine , accreditation , graduate medical education , curriculum , certification , physician assistants , family medicine , residency training , board certification , rural community , medical education , emergency medicine , continuing education , nurse practitioners , health care , psychology , pedagogy , socioeconomics , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Rural emergency departments ( ED s) in the United States are less likely to be staffed with emergency medicine ( EM ) residency–trained and American Board of Emergency Medicine ( ABEM )‐certified physicians than urban ED s. Rural EM clinical experiences during residency training have been suggested as a strategy to encourage future rural practice, but past Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ) Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine program requirements and a lack of familiarity with rural rotations in the EM graduate medical education ( GME ) community have limited their availability. To provide a template for the development and implementation of a rural EM clinical experience, Kern's six‐step approach was followed.