title: A process for developing a rural training track.
abstract: This article describes the process used by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Practice Residency Program to establish its first rural training track (RTT) in Baraboo, Wis. The process includes 1) establishing a core planning group to develop rural site selection criteria with specifications on distance traveled, faculty composition, teaching commitment, rural hospital capabilities, and availability of subspecialty teaching, 2) involvement of the state Area Health Education Center, 3) budget planning, 4) telecommunications plans, including e-mail, library search, and Internet connectivity, 5) creation of a residency curriculum in collaboration with the rural site's faculty and staff, 6) preparing an accreditation document to submit to the Residency Review Committee, and 7) faculty development programs for rural faculty. The program then participates in the National Residency Matching Program with an independent Match number.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. jdamos@verona.fammed.wisc.edu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Damos
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sanner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002017:Budgets; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003479:Curriculum; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013685:Telecommunications; D014922:Wisconsin