A Note to Facilitators Dear Facilitator Thank you

A Note to Facilitators Dear Facilitator, Thank you for using Rural PREP’s materials to create an active learning experience for your site. Use this slide deck, along with the Facilitator Lesson Plan, to facilitate a Grand Rounds event at your site. Many of the slides contain additional information in the presenter notes area, so be sure to review the presentation and the notes prior to your Grand Rounds event.

Session Overview • 5 minutes: Go over and discuss pre-assignment answers with the full group • 25 minutes: Watch the Presentation • 15 minutes: Facilitate the Team Activity • 10 minutes: General Discussion and Social Charge • 5 minutes: Evaluation of the Learning Materials as a group

Rural: Objective Definition or Simple Perception? Presented by: Randy Longenecker, MD Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University

Objectives After this presentation, participants will be able to: 1. Describe at least 3 federal definitions of rural 2. Discuss the importance of clear definitions in interpreting information about rural health and even choosing a place for residency or subsequent practice 3. Explore further the nuances of life and practice in rural places

Team Readiness Quiz

Team Readiness Share your “Am I Rural? ” reports/PDFs Note the RUCA score for place of HS graduation, and whether or not that place is currently designated a “HPSA” for primary care

Team Readiness 1. What is the average of the RUCA codes for High School graduation in your group? SUM (All Individual RUCAs)/# of individuals in the group = Average [For individuals who didn’t do the assignment, enter “ 0”] 2. What percentage of group members graduated from a High School in a primary care HPSA? Simple sum of group positives/# of individuals in the group = %

Rural: Objective Definition or Simple Perception? Presented by: Randy Longenecker, MD Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University Launch the Presentation Now

Team Activity

Team Activity Step 1: Pair in twos and pick one task • Pick a rural residency: For those groups who are primarily comprised of medical students, each pair looks up a rural residency program, first following the map of rural programs, visits the website, and then downloading the PDF on Am I Rural? , using the zip code of the site of the residency’s continuity clinic. • Pick a rural place of practice: For those groups primarily comprised of residents, each pair looks up a potential rural place of practice, explores the community on the web and downloads the PDF on Am I Rural? , using the zip code of the rural community

Team Activity Step 2: Share with your group what you have learned about the rurality of these different rural places.

Discussion

Social Charge What are you personally going to do with this information?

Evaluation Please evaluate these learning materials as a group: Online Evaluation