Preparing Residents for Rural Practice and Advocacy: The Experiences of Three Residency Training Programs in the Northeast United States (2009-2023)

Authors

Brian Youth, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Pediatric Residency, Maine Medical Center, The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04101, USA.Follow
Carol Lynn O'Dea, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Geisel School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Jill Rinehart, Department of Pediatrics, Robert J. Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Pediatric Residency Program, University of Vermont Children's Hospital, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2025

Institution/Department

Pediatrics

Journal Title

Pediatric clinics of North America

MeSH Headings

Humans; Internship and Residency; Rural Health Services; New England; Curriculum; Pediatrics (education); Education, Medical, Graduate

Abstract

Residents that are exposed to rural practice during their training may be more likely to consider working in rural settings after training, whether that be in primary or specialty care. The authors describe 3 programs in northern New England that have had rural rotations and opportunities for residents for decades, and discuss curricular similarities and differences, and workforce outcomes postresidency. In addition, they share a collaborative curriculum and approach to advocacy that brings residents together to share ideas and projects to learn from each other.

First Page

151

Last Page

164

Recommended Citation

Youth B, O'Dea CL, Rinehart J. Preparing Residents for Rural Practice and Advocacy: The Experiences of Three Residency Training Programs in the Northeast United States (2009-2023). Pediatr Clin North Am. 2025;72(1):151-164. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2024.07.029