Collaboration and Trainee Opportunities in

Rural Health

Issues - Home Institution

• Easiest to arrange• No credentialing, scheduling, contract issues• Trainees already part of the system• Travel

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Issues - IHS

• Contract with each “unit” (per day)

• Credentialing• Medical Records• Scheduling• Travel• Great educational

opportunity• No barriers for

trainees

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Issues - Community Facilities

• Clinic contracts (per capita)

• Credentialing• Medical Records• Scheduling• Trainee access

variable

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Yuma Regional Medical Center

Potential Gains from Collaboration and Trainee Opportunities in Rural Health

• Enhanced patient base– Diagnoses– Cultural diversity– Linguistic diversity

• Exposure to alternative health systems– Logistically– Philosophically

• TA• Education/Training

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Barriers to/Limitations of Collaboration and Trainee Opportunities in Rural

Health• Travel

– Distance– Time

• Language• Local

Acceptance/Approval• Limited long-term

relationships for trainees with patients and families