Skip to main content

Little RUUTEs Program

Little RUUTEs is a K-12 outreach pipeline program that delivers Educational Boxes to rural and/or underserved areas of Utah with personally developed curriculum intended to get students excited and interested in the health sciences. Little RUUTEs goal is to nurture and cultivate interests in health professions by showcasing different career paths, highlighting important work in the health field, and teaching about interesting topics, all through fun and engaging activities. Little RUUTE's Educational Boxes were designed with Utah Health Core and Utah's Science and Engineering Education (SEEd) standards to make this a valuable experience for students and teachers.  
This programs runs August - May

Little RUUTE Experience Options

RUUTE Educator Presentations 

  • RUUTE Trained Educators will bring box materials to classrooms for in person presentation 

  • Travel to rural and underserved counties in Utah with boxes and a personalized presentation 

Teacher Self-Led Classroom Presentations 

  • Classrooms and schools can rent these boxes to be shipped or delivered 

  • Box contains videos, lesson plans, and all activities for teacher to present 

Medical Student Lead Presentations 

  • Medical students on clerkships or LIC will present in your rural and underserved community 

​​​​​​​Professional Development Sessions for Educators 

  • Classrooms and schools can rent these boxes to be shipped or delivered 

  • Box contains videos, lesson plans, and all activities for teacher to present 

Little RUUTE

To find more ways to donate towards rural medical student scholarships, please visit the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Website.

Give Today

CONTACT US

Please contact the RUUTE Team with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. 

Email: RUUTE@umail.utah.edu

CONNECT WITH US