Big Sky, Small Places:  Innovations in Rural Training

A national meeting, hosted by our participating rural program

April 5 – 7, 2023  |  Annual Meeting 2023 Program (7.38 MB pdf)

Plenary and Powerpoint Presentations

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Plenary #1: “Healing Nature to Heal Ourselves”

David Banks: Chief Conservation Officer, The Nature Conservancy

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Session One

Plenary #2: Rural Medical Education in British Columbia

Maggie Watt (B.C., Canada)

[Presentation coming soon]

Plenary #3: Rural Generalist Workforce: How we Promote, Support, and Grow

Ruth Stewart (Australia) 

Rural Generalist Workforce: How we Promote, Support, and Grow (4.66 MB pdf)

Adding Value for Rural Communities through Residency Education

Jennifer Snyder (WA), Keri Bergeson (WA), Kami Veltri (WA)

Rural Recruiting with Structured Interviews: Weaving Together Assessment, Recruitment and Equity Best Practices

Dallas Swanson (OR), Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez (OR), Nellie Wirsing (OR)

Rural Recruiting with Structured Interviews: Weaving Assessment, Recruitment and Equity (4.60 MB pdf)

Session Two

Diversity Among Applicants to Rural and Urban Programs: Establishing Where We Are and How to Move Forward

A.J. Weinhold (ID), Molly Ormsby (WA)

Diversity Among Applicants to Rural and Urban Programs: Establishing Where We Are and How to Move Forward (3.77 MB pdf)

The Power of Podcasts: How Rural Residency Programs Can Utilize Innovative Technology

Joyce Robert (DE), Jeffrey Hawtof (DE), Tanya Ray (DE), Cynthia Lamour (DE);

Power of Podcasts (4.27 MB pptx)

Building a Trauma Track for Rural Residency Training

Joel Klas (OR), Logan Smestad (OR)

Trauma-Track-RTT-Presentation.pptx (15.63 MB pptx)

Creating a Residency Program at a Critical Access Hospital

Stephen Hall (WA), Matt Forge (WA), Drue Webb (WA), David Aufdencamp (WA)

Creating a Residency Program at a Critical Access Hospital.pdf (7.96 MB pdf)

Recruiting, Developing and Retaining Volunteer Community Faculty in Rural and Underserved Settings

Glenn Gookin (CA), Dave Evans (WA)

Recruiting, Developing and Retaining Volunteer Community Faculty in Rural and Underserved Settings (4.99 MB pdf)

Plenary #4: Grow Your Own Providers and Keep Them Forever; Success in Colorado

Ingrid Johnson (CO), Callie Anne Bittner (CO)

Grow Your Own AAPRNs and Keep Them Forever.pdf (3.65 MB pdf)

Session Three

Transforming Rural Healthcare through Health Literacy

Teresa Wagner (TX)

Transforming Rural Healthcare through Health Literacy.pdf (9.98 MB pdf)

What Physicians Do We Need in Rural and Remote Places? The Case for Rural Medical Generalism in the USA

David Kermode (IA), Rob Epstein (WA), Brent Batchelor (Revelstoke B.C., Canada).

Rural Medical Generalism Presentation (2.89 MB pdf) , Rural Generalism in Canada Presentation.pdf (1.67 MB pdf)

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Session Four

Identifying and Harnessing the Value of New Collaborations in Rural Medical Education

Amanda Vaglia (IN), Hillary Creely (IN)

Community Paramedics: An Opportunity to Support Patients After Clinic Visits

Abigail Ahyong (GA)

Rural Psychiatry Training Program Development: Lessons Being Learned |

Lisa Rudolph-Watson (GA), Kristoff Cohran (GA)

Rural Psychiatry Training Presentation.pdf (2.83 MB pdf)

Session Five

Applying to Rural Residencies

Stephen Reale (MT), Bryce Roberts (MT)

Rural Residency Planning and Development Outcomes

Lori Rodefeld (WI), Sarah Cabrera (NC), Molly Ormsby (WA)

Rural Residency Planning and Development Presentation (1.48 MB pdf)

Identifying Core Attributes for New Rural Program Sustainability

Brad Walsh (AR), James A. Clardy (AR), H. Marks Attwood (AR)

Tandem Visits to Improve Interdisciplinary Care and Education

Keri Bergeson (WA), Christine Wineberg (WA), Matt Acosta (WA)

Friday, April 7, 2023

Plenary #5: The Legislative Role: State Efforts to Strengthen Rural Medical Education

Kelsie George (CO)

Session Six

Clinical Courage and Comfort with Ambiguity

Jeff Haney (WA)

Clinical Courage + Uncertainty Presentation.pdf (435.28 KB pdf)

Creating a Culture of Scholarly Inquiry for RTT Faculty and Residents

Laura Morris (MO)

Creating a Culture Presentation.pdf (1.30 MB pdf)

Stacking the Deck: The University of Missouri Rural Scholars Program

Jana Porter (MO), Allison Fuemmeler (MO), Meghan Meyers (MO), Laura Morris (MO), Kathleen Quinn (MO)

Stacking the Deck Presentation (4.49 MB pdf)

Developing an Ambassadors Program to Support Your Residents

Jade Stellmon (WA), Becky Highfill (WA), Matt Forge (WA), Jean Logan (WA)

Developing a Community Ambassador Program Presentation (1.40 MB pdf)

Addressing Conflict in Small Rural Residencies

Robert Gobbo (OR), Randy Longnecker (VA), Video from Rosie Hunter, PhD — Principal, Wolf, & Hunter LLC

Addressing Conflict in Small Rural Residencies Presentation (4.47 MB pdf)

Session Seven

Coordination of Learning Across Rural Programs and Their Core Program

Lisa-Ann Roura (WA), Faye DeBard (WA), Anthony Ybaro (WA)

[Presentation coming soon]  

RTTC/ABFM Scholarship collaboration: Developing Rural Competencies

Annie Koempel (KY)

[Presentation coming soon]

Yellow Kites: Opportunities for SUD Treatment and Continuity of Care for Incarcerated People in Rural Communities

Michaela Fallon (WA), Linsey Monaghan (WA)

Thank you for attending!