Rural medicine

Introduction to Wilderness Medicine is an elective course offered to 1st and 2nd year medical students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

What drives me nuts in wilderness medicine education? 1. Classroom medicine. This is advice that makes sense in the classroom but fails in the reality of the field. Years ago, we taught—I taught—not to apply…

In Haute-Alsace, where hospitals are scarce, Dr. Dominique Spihlmann is the first responder for an isolated community of 10,000.

This month’s PA Profile features rural health care provider Brady Hicks, PA-C, ATC, who practices at a hospital, clinic, and nursing home serving a primarily Native American population.

Educators at rural-focused schools have adopted a multipronged strategy for encouraging students to pursue rural family medicine.

Austin Sibley, a third-year medical resident (bottom), and Lora Cotton, family medicine residency program director, look over a patient's chart at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa on Wednesday. Gov. Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed two measures to increase the number of doctors in under-served and rural areas. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Over 500 counties in the U.S., especially rural areas, are suffering a veterinarian shortage. Successful Farming goes deep into why rural America lacks veterinary care.

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Rural Veterinary Medicine related books: Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere

Camp for free medical check up and medicine distribution among poor in village near Udaipur by Narayan Seva Sansthan. ‪#‎MedicalCamp‬ ‪#‎FreeCheckup‬ ‪#‎SocialService‬

Traditional Mexican remedies to treat body aches and symptoms of the common cold.

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Implementation of the above policies to address rural health disparities will result in better patient outcomes, survival, and improved quality of life in Illinois and rural communities across the United States. That might be the most important outcome of all.

Dr. Adam McMahan comes to Klukwan, a tiny town in Southeast Alaska, just two days a week. But he's come to know his patients well, and attends to more than just their medical needs.

Many rural hospitals are closing their doors, but in rural Idaho, a 14-bed hospital with only one full-time doctor provides high-level healthcare through telemedicine.

hopeoflifeinternational on Instagram: During our medical rescues, we make it to the hardest to reach areas of rural Guatemala - like the house of 3lb baby Kender. It is this…