Rural & Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) and Regional Affairs
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To improve medical education and training, health care access and long-term socio-economic benefit for rural and underserved communities of Utah and the intermountain west by expanding interest, awareness, and placement of students and physicians.
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- Increase the number of providers practicing medicine in rural and underserved areas of Utah and the Intermountain West
- Create opportunities for all medical students to engage in meaningful activities and experiences by building community hubs, facilitating professional identity development, and service-learning
- Create research opportunities for medical students and others from rural/underserved backgrounds that also positively impact vulnerable patient populations
- Identify, recruit, and nurture students from rural and underserved areas to matriculate and thrive at The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah through RUUTE Scholars
- Assist community hub leaders and medical educators from rural and underserved areas to enhance their teaching skills through faculty recruitment and development
- Facilitate The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah faculty in delivering high-quality educational content both in-person and remotely, including via Telemedicine
- Enrich the community of rural providers by connecting them to a state-of-the-art academic health system
- Build a medical education infrastructure that residency programs (also known as Graduate Medical Education [GME]) may participate in and grow into one day
- Work with the multitude of internal and external stakeholders who have similar goals and interests as RUUTE
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- Communication and Respect
- Creativity and Innovation
- Integrity and Trust
- Professionalism and Teamwork
- Empathy and Compassion
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CONTACT US
Please contact the RUUTE Team with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Email: RUUTE@umail.utah.edu