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Clinical Rotations and Community Connections. Jeff Towns – Michigan Health Council. Funding and Partners. HRSA Funded Program Partners: Michigan Department of Community Health Michigan Health Council Michigan Center for Rural Health Michigan Primary Care Association - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jeff Towns – Michigan Health Council
Clinical Rotations and Community Connections
Funding and Partners
• HRSA Funded
• Program Partners:– Michigan Department of Community Health– Michigan Health Council– Michigan Center for Rural Health– Michigan Primary Care Association– Michigan Area Health Education Center– You?
Enhance/Expand PC Rotations
• Need more clinical experiences in underserved communities.
• Must enroll students into the community. • “Rural rotations and other rural curricular
elements in medical school and residency training are critical to keeping students who have an interest in rural practice from looking elsewhere.” (AAFP.org,
2011)
M-SEARCH (Michigan Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health): A system to facilitate student rotation placements in rural and urban underserved areas to build a pipeline of new primary care providers. (HRSA/MDCH Funded)
ACE-MAPP (Michigan’s Advanced placement program): an internet-based matching system for clinical rotations to assist provider sites, students, and school coordinators to arrange clinical rotations. (MHC Systemized for funding sustainability)
• Create student profiles• Search for sites• Choose preferred sites and
submit preferences• Engage in community
project(s).
• Create program profile
• Approve student site requests
• Develop/evaluate
curriculum
• Create profile
• Support community project development
• Approve School Requests
• Precept students
Clinical Sites
Students
MDCH MHC MPCA MCRH MI-AHEC
USER ROLESUSER ROLES
Schools/ Programs
• System operations
• Recruit sites
• Collect pre- and post- rotation documents
• Support community projects
Community
One year in Operation
• Schools– 13 Schools and 29 programs participating
• Sites– 87 Clinical rotation sites
• Students/Rotations– 178 students (DO, MD, NP PA)– 70 Completed rotations, 11 in progress,
15 yet to begin
Key Program Objectives
• Securing and organizing student experiences• Expand the availability of clinical sites
statewide• Enhance multi-disciplinary experiences for
MD, DO, NP, PA students and beyond.• Provide preceptor and instructor support• Build community interaction and enrollment
into experience. • Introduce students to Medical Home models
of care.
Health Education/Health Promotion ActivitiesHealth Screening Events
Community Health Needs AssessmentsHealth Services Delivery Analyses
Health Insurance/Affordability Education and ResearchHealth Care Training
Introducing “Connect Rotations” In 2012
Building Community Connections is key…
Contact:Contact:Craig DonahueCraig Donahue
Director, ACE SystemDirector, ACE System
[email protected]@mhc.org
www.acesystem.orgwww.acesystem.orgwww.acemapp.orgwww.acemapp.org
