RURAL MEDICINE
CONSORTIA AND SITE COORDINATORS
Madison - Penny Asbury: prose@marshall.edu
Eastern WV Rural Health Education Consortium
Martinsburg - Karen Shefner: shefner@marshall.edu
Petersburg - Malinda Turner: mturner@marshall.edu
Gorge Connection Consortium
Scarbro - Lora Adkins: ladkins@wvrhep.org
Kanawha Valley Health Consortium
Dawes - Amber Crist: acrist@cchcwv.com
Northern WV Rural Health Education Center
Region 1 - Cameron - Dalena Riggs: dalena.riggs@glenville.edu
Region 2 - Glenville - Anna Reno: anna.reno@glenville.edu
Region 3 - Gassaway - Kathryn Greenlief: kathryn.greenlief@glenville.edu
Region 4 - Rock Cave - Sonnie Strader: sonnie.strader@glenville.edu
Southeastern Education Consortium
Lewisburg - Elizabeth Richmond: erichmond@wvrhep.org
Southern Counties Consortium
Mullins - Carla Campbell: cdcampbe@marshall.edu
Western Valley Health Education Consortium
Fort Gay - Crystal Welch: cwelch@valleyhealth.org
Point Pleasant - Georgianna Tillis: gtillis@marshall.edu
Winding Roads Health Consortium
Spencer - Chuck Conner: cconner@wvrhep.org
In order to fulfill the requirement for graduation from the West Virginia University School of Medicine all students must complete two months of non-campus based rural, clinical rotations during their fourth year. Rotations completed in West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships consortia may be completed along with students from both the Marshall University School of Medicine and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; also students from the Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy of West Virginia University, and/or other health professions state programs as well (i.e., PAs, PTs, etc.).
Students must participate in the following activities as arranged by site coordinators and/or field professors:
1. Interdisciplinary Sessions - case based discussions involving students from all
health science disciplines, facilitated by field faculty and/or students.
2. Community Service Learning Projects
3. Community Based Research ProjectsThese activities are not to exceed an average of 20% of the rotation.
A complete list of field faculty and site descriptions is available in the Office of Student Services or online at: www.wvrhep.org
SCHEDULING: Students will submit their requests to the Office of Student Services, who will schedule the request using the on-line TRACKER System.