“Moving Forward in the Face of Chaos”
May 27 & 28 – Madison, Wisconsin

Powerpoint Presentations

Introduction

Rural Training Tracks and American Health Care: Looking forward over our shoulders

  • John Frey MD, Professor Emeritus and Previous Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

RTT Technical Assistance Program Update

  • Daniel Mareck MD, Chief Medical Officer, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

Regulatory Context for RTTs and other Rural Programs

  • Miechal Lefkowitz, CFMFO for the Acute Care Division of CMS, CMS Regional Office Rural Health Coordinator for Region II (NY)
  • Lou Sanner MD, RPS Consultant and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Building an Evidence Base for RTT Sustainability

  • Davis Patterson PhD, Deputy Director, WWAMI Rural Research Center, Seattle, WA
  • David Schmitz MD, Project Advisor, RTT TA, and Rural Program Director, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
  • Sherry Adkins MD. Family Physician, rural program graduate

Connecting with our Rural Roots: How an entrepreneurial spirit can guide RTT development

  • Lori Rodefeld MS, Residency Coordinator, Monroe Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe, WI
  • Mark Thompson MD, Chief Medical Officer, Monroe Clinic, Monroe, WI
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

Place Based Surgery

A Private Integrated Health Care System Perspective on Developing a RTT

NIPDD Rural Fellow Presentations

Courting Preceptors: How to Invite, Engage, and Support Faculty and Preceptors

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Approach to Growing a Rural Workforce

The Oldest and Newest Providence RTT’s in Washington and Oregon: Collaboration, Innovation, and Challenges

Of potholes and detours: Colorado’s bumpy road to opening new RTTs

  • Kim Marvel PhD, Aurora, CO
  • Daniel Burke MD, Denver, CO
  • Emillia Lloyd MD, Pueblo, CO
  • David Smith MD, Greeley, CO
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

May 29 – Baraboo, Wisconsin

The Baraboo Story: Always Moving Forward in the Face of Chaos

  • James Damos MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Previous Program Director, Baraboo RTT 1996-2012
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)
  • Video

Avera LIGHT Program (Physician fatigue/burnout prevention)

Health Policy Lessons from Baraboo: One Resilient RTT Changes a State

Challenges for Rural Program Directors