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. 2023 Jun 27;14(3):33–40. doi: 10.36834/cmej.74649

Table 3.

Frequencies for selected questions from the Rural Road Map for Action

Question Answer = n (%)
Does your medical school have a definition of “rural” that it uses for training purposes? Yes = 10 (83)
No = 2 (17)
Do your admission policies address equity and diversity in your prospective medical student cohort? Yes = 12 (100)
No = 0 (0)
If so, do they reflect the students’ rural representation: NA = 1 (8)
Yes = 7 (58)
No = 4 (33)
If so, do they reflect the students’ Indigenous representation: NA = 2 (17)
Yes = 10 (83)
Do you have longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) that are based in rural community practices? Yes = 6 (50)
No = 6 (50)
How many weeks are your rural LICs? 24 and below = 2
25 and above = 4
NA = 6
What percentage of your medical students participated in rural LICs from 2018 to 2019? 0% = 1 school
3% = 2 schools
10% = 1 school
30% = 2 schools
NA = 6
Do you have enough opportunities for rural LICs to meet medical student interest? NA = 6 (50)
No = 2 (17)
Yes = 4 (33)
Is financial support available for undergraduate medical school clinical teachers who supervise learners or provide academic teaching in rural or remote communities? Yes = 12
(salary =2, Stipend = 10, PD =10, Awards =8, Other = 4, None = 1)
How many of the decision-making educational committees of your undergraduate medical program mandate having physician members who are based in rural communities? All = 2 (17)
Most = 1 (8)
Some = 5 (42)
Very Few = 3 (25)
None = 1 (8)