Work Groups Proposed for RME Conference

RESEARCH AND POLICY TRACK

Future of Rural Medical Education - Bowman, Bray, Tom Ricketts, Tom Rosenthal, Sarena Seifert

Gender and Rural Practice - Ellsbury, Boulger

Long Term Preceptorship Data - Swentko

Accreditation and Acceptance Issues and Barriers  LCME, RTT, ABFP, state institutional license, moonlighting - Paul Paulman, Tom Rosenthal, ABFP representative, RRC rep

Rural Med Ed Publishing, Journal of Rural Health, Web sites, International Electronic Journal of Rural Health - Rosenthal, Bowman, Phillips

Consultations in Rural Medical Education - Jim Stageman, Jeff Harrison, Bob Bowman

Rural Health Systems Support and Stability - Bob Bowman

Relationships with National and State Organizations - Bob Bowman

PREDOCTORAL TRACK

Preprofessional and Admissions - Jamie Anderson, Larry Bauer, John Brandon, Dona Harris, Susan Linsey, Ken Lomenzo, Jeff Stearns, Fred Stone, Barbara Huntington, Michael French, Emily Bray, choosing the right students for long term rural physicians

Pipeline Issues - after admissions to graduation, bridging, statewide planning, Membership and Orientation to RME - Bob Bowman

The Case for Rural Primary Care Medical Schools - Bob Bowman

Preceptor and Coordinator Issues - finding, funding, training, rewarding, retaining, community friendly rotations, developing support for rural experiences - Paul Paulman, Barb Doty, Tom James, Deb Phillips, Dixie Rawlins, Jeff Stearns

Linking RME to Community Organizations, Service Learning - Sarena Seifert, Hilda Heady, Kathie Westphaling, Bob Bowman

GRADUATE TRACK AND BEYOND

Rural GME Funding Issues  - Jim Norton, WAMI, Jim Damos, Wail Malaty, Bob Maudlin, Konrad Nau, Tom Rosenthal, John Zweifler, Randy Longnecker

Rural GME Curricular and Evaluation Issues  - David Acosta, Barb Doty, Roxanne Fahrenwald, Joe Florence, Jeff Harrison, Randy Longnecker, Lisa Nash, Deb Phillips, David Rushlow, Jeff Stearns, Konrad Nau

Tele-Education, Licensure Issues - Bill Crump, Beauchamp

Retention, an active process for the first few years of practice - Don Pathman, Hilda Heady, Bob Bowman

Agromedicine - Phillips

Business Sessions

Elections

Relationships with other Organizations, Liaison Reports and Opportunities

Work Plan for this year

Next Year Meeting