Re-Release E05: Training the Physicians of the Future with Western University of Health Sciences
In support of National Rural Health Day 2021, the CSRHA has curated together four insightful episodes from the This Is Rural Health podcast.
WHAT IS NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY?
Since 2011, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, the 50 State Offices of Rural Health, and rural health stakeholders from across the country have set aside the third Thursday of November to celebrate National Rural Health Day (NRHD). This day promotes the “Power of Rural,” which brings much-needed attention to the ongoing efforts to communicate, educate, collaborate, and innovate to improve the health of an estimated 57 million rural Americans. Over the years, NRHD has transformed from a daylong event to a sustainable movement. To learn more visit: powerofrural.org
To learn more about the CSRHA you can visit our website at csrha.org
Thank you and enjoy this special series celebrating National Rural Health Day on November 18, 2021.
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Today, we are joined by a panel from Western University of Health Sciences, one of the largest medical schools in the US. Facilitating the discussion is CSRHA board member and treasurer Jeff Dunbar. Jeff is the CEO of OffSite Care (OSC), a multispecialty telemedicine company.
In this episode, the panel explores the topic of training the physicians of the future and how telemedicine can be an effective tool to prepare them for rural patient care.
You’ll hear from Di Lacy, Assistant Vice President, Oregon Campus.
“We really did prove for a year that many different sectors can work off-site. Those folks are looking at rural locations [to live]. I think healthcare has got to pay attention to that and we've got to be able to have physicians that really understand how that demographic is changing.”
Gregory Pecchia, Senior Director, Academic Innovation and Telehealth, provides a look at some of the challenges that practitioners face with telehealth.
“Prior to the pandemic, the literature anecdotally documented the effectiveness of appropriately used virtual care to bridge the quality chasm inherent in many rural health care settings. The pandemic, of course, accelerated the use of such tools sometimes successfully and sometimes not as successfully as one might have otherwise hoped.”
Dr. Katsaros, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine shares an insider’s view on how students are adapting to telehealth training.
“It's really fun to see as an educator. To see the excitement in a student and to know that really this is something that's going to contribute to his educational experience in the future and contribute to the way he practices in the future.”
Dr. Sanchez, Assistant Dean for the Office of Academic Affairs shares the evolving approach to curriculum development.
“The walls of the traditional doctor's offices are now dissolved. And there is no distance between the doctor and the patient with a virtual visit. Now that it's becoming a standard and widely adopted, that's a skill set that the doctors need to have moving forward.”
Rounding out the panel discussion is Dr. Loveless, Chief Medical Officer at WesternU Health. He highlights for us how today’s student physicians are well-positioned to step into telehealth environments such as asynchronous medicine and the value this brings to rural health.
“I think a big element that is also going to be beneficial in the rural setting is the notion of asynchronous telemedicine. The real challenge, I think, is less around teaching our students and our patients how to do it. It's around figuring out how we're going to get paid for those kinds of interactions.”
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