The UW Global and Rural Health Fellowship recognizes that the skills, values, and barriers in providing high impact and equitable care to transnational populations are remarkably similar to those needed for rural—especially indigenous—communities. Therefore, for those justice-oriented physicians who are not able to commit two years to the full fellowship, we are now offering a condensed but value-laden one-year Rural Indigenous Health Track (RIHT).
Fellows in RIHT will still benefit from the same mentorship support, didactic curriculum, leadership courses, and career development support of the traditional two year program.
RIHT fellows will spend a total of 2/3 of their year honing clinical skills by providing care in under-resourced and culturally distinct settings with our domestic indigenous partners in Alaska or South Dakota. The other 1/3 of their year will be dedicated time for a scholarly project within the community they have chosen to serve clinically, either in Alaska or South Dakota. Their clinical experience will double as an additional opportunity in building rapport and understanding with the community, patients, and health system.
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