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\"\"Office of Rural Programs<\/strong> (ORP) is a division of the UW School of Medicine Curriculum Office<\/a><\/strong>. Established in 2016, ORP\u00a0unites the RUOP, TRUST, and WRITE programs under one leadership.\u00a0Its\u00a0aim is to develop rural training opportunities in the WWAMI<\/strong> region<\/strong><\/a> and advance the rural physician workforce through quality and innovative medical student training.\u00a0Since its inception,\u00a0ORP has added two new\u00a0programs:\u00a0WWAMI Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Olympia Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (Olympia LIC).<\/p>\n

ORP is invested in creating challenging but safe learning spaces for all students.\u00a0 In 2021, we spoke with several BIPOC students about their lived experiences with microaggressions and, at times, overt racism in today’s polarized society.\u00a0 In 2022, ORP is working with a McKinstry funded, Gonzaga University (GU)\/UWSOM partnership<\/a> study to explore how we can best prepare our preceptors to support and be aware of unique needs of our BIPOC students.\u00a0 We invite site faculty and preceptors join our current study with faculty focus groups, more information can be found on the Faculty Focus Groups page.<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To learn more about rural opportunities at the UW School of Medicine, contact us<\/a> or visit our homepage<\/a> for links to our programs.<\/p>\n

Office of Rural Programs, UW School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356340, Seattle, WA 98195
\nsomrural@uw.edu<\/a>; (206) 685-9497<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a9 July 2022<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office of Rural Programs (ORP) is a division of the UW School of Medicine Curriculum Office. Established in 2016, ORP\u00a0unites the RUOP, TRUST, and WRITE programs under one leadership.\u00a0Its\u00a0aim is to develop rural training opportunities in the WWAMI region and advance the rural physician workforce through quality and innovative medical student training.\u00a0Since its inception,\u00a0ORP has…<\/p>\n

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