What is a Rural Program?
Dr. Longenecker, in a Perspective article in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education in June 2017, suggests a common nomenclature for rural residency programs. The RTT Collaborative Board has adopted this nomenclature as its own operational definition. Additional nomenclature is still in development – rural programs in specialties other than family medicine, rural-centric programs with significant rural experience and a ...
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New Article Published
A new article has been published by Dr. Longenecker and Dr. Schmitz in Rural and Remote Health: ‘Building a community of practice in rural medical education: growing our own together.’ This article examines the history of rural training track residency programs in the United States over the past 30 years. This account reveals the significance of a community of practice ...
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2015-2016 RTTC Annual Report
The RTT Collaborative has published its first Annual Report for the academic year 2015-2016. The intention is to produce such a report in October every year, so you can look forward to another annual report in only 6 months! To subscribe to our Google list and receive quarterly newsletters and other notices send an email to Dawn Mollica at Read More