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Curriculum
 A rural core curriculum will be integrated into all four years of medical school:
• Clinical experiences in the Patient, Doctor and Society course during years one and two of medical school can be done in smaller communities near Madison
• WARM students can participate in the Rural Health Interest Group, a student organization that meets regularly to learn about topics relevant to rural medicine
• An Overview of Rural Health elective offered during the second year of medical school will be part of the transition of relocating to a regional and rural learning community-the elective will introduce the key concepts of rural medicine and will prepare students for clinical work in rural Wisconsin
Regional and Rural Learning Communities
Marshfield Clinic and its clinic in Rice Lake begins hosting the first group of WARM students beginning in July 2009. Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse will host students beginning in July 2010 and and Aurora BayCare in Green Bay will host WARM students beginning in July 2011. Marshfield Clinic, Gundersen Lutheran and Aurora are academic affiliates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and are a part of the school’s ‘statewide clinical campus.’
Student-Centered Curriculum
The WARM program will ensure that its students are meeting the same goals and objectives and competencies that the traditional program requires. This will be done while tailoring students’ experiences to meet their career interests. WARM curriculum is structured to provide hands-on learning and students will learn a variety of clinical skills relevant to rural practice.
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