Rural Training Track - in brief

• Train at community teaching hospital for PGY-I
• 1:1 Faculty to Resdient ratio - apprenticeship model of education plus added academics
• Train at 25 bed Rural Critical Access Hospital for PGY-2+3
• Only rural track in New England
• Graduates will be more likely to practice in rural areas
• Separate Match numbers for Lewiston and Rumford
• Financial incentive package for PGY-2+3
• Greater “real-world” experience
• Greater continuity of care
• Ability to better tailor curriculum to individual needs
• Focus on obstetrics and procedures
• Different call structure - different learning opportunities
• Longitudinal curricular rotations
• Requires mature, self-directed learners
• Opportunity to live in a rural area
• Small program, greater opporrtunities to initiate improvements as needed