Student-family program

The medical student summer research program in family medicine.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A variety of clinical research training programs exist throughout the United States, although little is known about their methods, content, and outcomes. This report describes a model of clinical research training designed to teach medical students research processes in family medicine, while yielding data for research studies. Authors present a description and evaluat...

University/netl Student Partnership Program

89 EDUCATION PROGRAM Student Projects

Water Sustainability Program Student Fellowship

1. Introduction In dry desert regions like the Southwest U.S., natural and human systems are particularly sensitive to variations in climate. The natural ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert is largely dependent on and adapted to monsoon precipitation, which is also needed to maintain water demand and agriculture from year to year. From a resource management perspective, the monsoon is relevant in t...

Medical Student Summer Externship Program: Increasing the Number Matching in Family Practice.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The number of US allopathic medical school graduates choosing a residency in family medicine has fallen from 13.4% in 1999 to 10.5% in 2002. Concern about declining numbers has led to the development of programs to provide medical students exposure to family medicine outside the clerkship. This paper reports on the development and longitudinal achievements of a clinica...