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Slide 1: Development of Rural Focused Health Sciences Programs
Ronald
D. Franks, MD
Dean, Quillen College of Medicine
Vice President for Health Affairs
June 12, 2005
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Slide 2: Why Develop a Pharmacy School at ETSU?
- Dramatic and increasing
demand for pharmacists nation-wide, especially in rural communities
(including TN)
- Tennessee only educates
ΒΌ of the pharmacists that it licenses each year
- Closest state college
of pharmacy 450 miles away
- ETSU has innovative,
interdisciplinary, rural focused Health Sciences programs
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Slide 3: What Will be the Mission and Approach of the ETSU Pharmacy
School?
- Recruit from underserved
region and return graduates to region
- Graduate practicing
pharmacists for rural areas and hospitals
- Promote Interdisciplinary
educational opportunities and practice philosophy
- Tap rural networks
for teaching, service and research opportunities
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Slide 4: Philosophy: ETSU Approach with Rural Issues
Image: Circular map indicating
the link between teaching/learning, service, and applied research
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Slide 5: Adopting our Successful approach for Rural Health Professions
Education
Integrated efforts among
Required Components:
- Mission Statement
- Admission Criteria
- Curricular Offerings
- Alumni Involvement
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Slide 6: Results of Consistently Applying Mission to Methods
- Medical Students:
- Total of 484 graduates
in practice
- 127 (26%) in rural
county
- 341 (70%) in Appalachian
County
- 444 (92%) whole/partial
MUA
- 283 (59%) whole/partial
HPSA
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Slide 7: Results of Consistently Applying Mission to Methods
- Family Medicine Residents:
- Graduates with practice
site in rural, MUA and/or HPSA: 204/346 (59%)
- Graduates with practice
in counties with rural, MUA, and/or HPSA designation: 298/346
(86%)
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Slide 8: Results of Consistently Applying Mission to Methods
- Nurse Practitioner
graduates:
- Graduates with practice
site in rural, MUA and/or HPSA: 152/310 (49%)
- Graduates with practice
in counties with rural, MUA, and/or HPSA designation: 251/310
(81%)
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