I just got back from a 3 day road trip that
covered the Northern Region of New Mexico! One of the mentors, another
undergraduate intern, and I traveled up to many primary care clinics that are a
part of a network the department has created.
The Research
Involving Outpatient Setting Network (RIOS Net) encourages providers who are in
various parts of the state to participate in community research being done by
Family and Community Medicine Center.
We
provided clinical staff with latest information about the research published by
our staff, helpful information, and some goodies such as coffee mugs. Driving
through and getting lost in some of the towns also allowed us to scope out new
clinics we can outreach to.
A
problem we ran into while delivering the materials is that providers who work
in clinics in rural areas, don’t appear to stay there very long. This is a
pattern that became obvious since the department launched the network. An interesting
new project would be to do an exploratory study in regards to this issue.
In
addition, as a result of having spent the majority of the time on the road, I
got a lot of bonding time with my coworkers which was pretty awesome!
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