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) |