casting the anchor: a partnership for clinical training in west central georgia
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Casting The Anchor: A Partnership for Clinical Training in West Central Georgia. Hannah Lydiate Preceptor Coordinator Three Rivers AHEC. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: Georgia Campus. Located in Suwanee, Georgia 27 miles north of downtown Atlanta - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Casting The Anchor: A Partnership for Clinical Training in West
Central Georgia
Hannah Lydiate
Preceptor Coordinator
Three Rivers AHEC
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine:
Georgia Campus• Located in Suwanee,
Georgia 27 miles north of downtown Atlanta
• Only branch of the more than 100 year old PCOM in Philadelphia
• 80 students per class
The Anchor 2009-2010
• 12 third year osteopathic medical students from PCOM-GA
• Live in Columbus to complete required rotations in the region
• Students use Columbus as their home base-handle their own housing
• Just finished their 3rd clinical year• Scheduled 154 total rotations for 2009-2010
Motivation
• Health manpower shortages
• Three Rivers AHEC and local hospitals
• Increased time in a region = increased likelihood of returning
• New medical school needing community clinical training sites
• Osteopathic Medicine
Why GA-PCOM?
• Osteopathic medicine’s emphasis on primary care
• Valuable partnerships in Columbus’ Residency Program
• Osteopathic model of community based training identified as model for all medical education
• Non-traditional students = 20-25% of class
Why Columbus/West Central Georgia?
• Columbus Family Medicine Residency Program, John Bucholtz, DO-Director
• Each student gets exposure to the program• Positive for student and program• BRAC-Fort Benning-Bringing 30,000+ to
west-central Georgia• Fort Benning Family Medicine Residency
Program, Martin Army Community Hospital
Starting Off
• Existing partnerships
• New relationships
• 12x12 schedule
• 7 core rotations
• 3 electives/selectives
• 2 required campus based rotations
Starting Off
• Students given the opportunity to choose the “Columbus track”
• Slots filled up the first day
• Schedule created, students lottery for their position on the schedule
Community Involvement
• Columbus Regional Healthcare System• Martin Army Community Hospital• St. Francis Hospital• West Georgia Health System• The Bradley Center of St. Francis• West Georgia Psychiatric Center• Students exposed to each hospital at least
once
“Our Twelve”
• Non-Traditional• Traditional• Diverse experiences lead them to medicine• “Country Doc” Scholar• Addictive medicine experience• Critical Care nurse• Home health nurse• Three born and raised in Georgia• Ten from the southeast
Welcoming ReceptionJune 2009
Welcoming ReceptionJune 2009
Immersing Students in the Community
• Where to live?• Volunteer opportunities• Students see changes that need to be
made• Fresh ideas• Students see the needs of our community• Third year shapes their view of medicine• Opportunity to participate in research
Recreation
• Suggesting salons and shopping centers
• Restaurants and events
• Recreational sports
• Fitness Centers
• Chamber welcoming packets
Data Collection• Questionnaires filled out by students in June 2009
• Level of interest in primary care in the region and in the state
• Impressions of healthcare facilities and sites
• What are students looking for in a community?
• Gauging our region’s attractiveness to new physicians
• Follow up completed in April 2010
Anchor 2010-20113rd year
• 12 new third year students• Class held a lottery for Anchor Placement• Competitive – slots filled immediately• Military students interested in MACH
residency
Anchor 2010-20114th year
• 9 of the 12 2009-2010 Anchor students staying
• Complete 4 core rotations in the area• Electives and selectives front-loaded in the
schedule• Allows students to complete audition
rotations prior to DO match in March 2011• One student hoping to Match Columbus or
Rome
Anchor 2009-2010
Necessary Improvements
• Better advocacy throughout the region• Improved networking and “venting”
opportunities for the students• System to track student/preceptor feedback • Make “The Anchor” a familiar name in all
regional healthcare facilities• Expansion to include larger student groups in
more rural sites. • Clinical site development to keep up with
program growth
Thank You!
Hannah LydiatePreceptor CoordinatorThree Rivers [email protected]