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Rural Preceptorship

Rural Preceptorship Manual (PDF)

The goal of this required course is to immerse students in primary care as practiced in a setting distant from immediate access to a tertiary care center. The focus is on the following themes:

  • Development of autonomy dealing with common and serious conditions in a rural primary care
  • Exploration of roles played by physicians in the community
  • Service learning particularly as applied to rural underserved care
  • Understanding referral and consultation relationships in a rural environment
Learn more about each location:

El Dorado, Kansas
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital

316-321-3300

Distance
32.8 miles northeast of Wichita

Preceptors
Allison Sollo, M.D.

Population
12,988

Number of Beds
48

Number of Staff Physicians
unknown

Housing
No housing provided, daily commute

Garden City, Kansas
Siena Internal Medicine Clinic and St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas

620-275-3710

Distance
220 miles west of Wichita

Preceptors
Trinity Vallejo, M.D.

Population
26,647

Number of Beds
100

Number of Staff Physicians
97

Housing
Hospital room

Hays, Kansas
Hays Medical Center
800-248-0073

Distance
175 miles northwest of Wichita
Preceptors
Shannon Custer, M.D.
Population
20,360
Number of Beds
206
Number of Staff Physicians
70
Housing
Hospital room provided

Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson Clinic 
620-669-2500

Distance
52 miles northwest of Wichita
Preceptors
Sara Patry, M.D.

Population
40,914

Number of Beds
179

Number of Staff Physicians
137

Housing
No housing, daily commute

Manhattan, Kansas
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan
785-776-3322

Distance
133 miles northeast of Wichita
Preceptors
Segen Chase, M.D., Matthew Floersch, M.D.
Population
52,836
Number of Beds
150
Number of Staff Physicians
129
Housing
No housing provided

Pittsburg, Kansas
Via Christi Hospital - Pittsburg
316-231-6100

Distance
175 miles southeast of Wichita
Preceptors
Mindy Garner, D.O.
Population
20,270
Number of Beds
99
Number of Staff Physicians
60
Housing
Apartment provided

Salina, Kansas
Salina Regional Health Center
785-452-7000

Distance
90 miles north of Wichita
Preceptors
Henry Reed, M.D.; Brian Pavey, M.D.; David Dennis, M.D.
Population
46,180
Number of Beds
222
Number of Staff Physicians
136
Housing
Apartment provided

Winfield, Kansas
Salina Regional Health Center
785-452-7000

Distance
42 miles southeast of Wichita

Preceptors
Sapna Shah, M.D.

Population
12,085

Number of Beds
22

Number of Staff Physicians
28

Housing
No housing, daily commute

KU School of Medicine-Wichita

1010 North Kansas
Wichita, KS 67214-3199
316-293-2635