STUDENT INTEREST & INITIATIVES By: Perry Price NCAFP Manager of Workforce Initiatives
STUDENT UPDATE
Summer Immersion Experiences Returning This Season For the first time in two years, we are back to in-person Summer Immersion Experiences for Medical Students! Fourteen students between their first and second years of medical school will be participating in eye-opening experiences across the state that will guide them in their Family Medicine journeys. The MAHEC Hendersonville Residency program is generously opening their doors to nine students who will be spending two weeks in Western North Carolina. Their first week will be engaging in activities such as patient home visits, rural health and Family Medicine discussions, Wilderness Medicine sessions, hands on skills workshops, visits to a rural hospital, health department, FQHC, or other safety-net
clinics, and more. In the second week, they will be matched with a practicing family physician to spend a week in the life of a family doctor working in rural or other underserved areas. We are incredibly grateful to MAHEC Hendersonville for hosting! Five students will be participating in our 4-Week Clinical Externship Program which is designed to offer students a chance to work with a practicing community family physician to see first-hand the daily life and activity of a full time, community-based family doctor. Many thanks to the following physicians who are opening their practices and hosting our students this summer: Conrad Fick, MD, at Family Medical Associates of Raleigh; Michael Harris, MD, at Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine; Latonja Ivery, MD, at Novant Health Village Family Care; Ben Fischer, MD at Fischer Clinic, and Dimitrios Hondros, MD at Avance Care Matthews. Family Medicine is a field with innumerable rewards, the greatest being community. One of the most impactful things that you as a physician can do to give back to that community is serving as a preceptor to medical students who are pursuing their own career in the field. Preceptors help students translate theoretical learning to actual understanding of what clinical practice looks like and gain a further understanding of what their future can hold. Interested in learning more or serving as a Ppreceptor? Reach out to Perry Price, Manager of Workforce Initiatives, at perry@ ncafp.com.
AAFP National Conference Medical Students and Residents - are you interested in connecting with nearly 3,000 peers and exploring Family Medicine up close through 3 days of tailored Family Medicine workshops, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall? Register to attend the 2022 AAFP National Conference in Kansas City, MO from July 28-30! From birth to end of life care, Family Medicine is the backbone of health. As the future of Family Medicine, you deserve access to innovative education, dynamic resources, and important professional connections. Register now at AAFP.org/NC! 24
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