Re-Release E01: The Power of Community with Dr. Raul Ayala
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
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Thank you and enjoy this special series celebrating National Rural Health Day on November 18, 2021.
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Today, for our first episode, we are joined by Dr. Raul Ayala of Adventist Health Central Valley.
Dr. Ayala is the 2020 winner of the Community Star Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health and serves as the Medical Director for over 50 ambulatory clinics in central California.
We start our conversation by reflecting on the year that 2020 was and how learning to pivot was key to being able to offer continuous care to the community.
One innovative project he is working on is creating virtual care for the homeless. During this difficult time with COVID-19, virtual care was expanded across all clinics. As a result, Dr. Ayala and team collaborated with a local non-profit organization and started providing virtual care for homeless camps.
We also discuss the importance of attracting physicians to rural health and hear about the innovative programs Dr. Ayala is championing to make that happen. An advocate for continuing medical education, with his leadership the Central Valley Network will welcome its third graduate medical education residency program in Family Medicine that now includes a Rural Track in Sonora. This will create opportunities to train future physicians that will help fill the gap of physician shortages.
Dr. Ayala offers some great advice for stepping forward into the 2021 with confidence and we’re so glad to have him as our inaugural guest on the show.
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