For immediate release: May 8, 2007
Contact: Emily Wofford Cobb
Public Relations Manager
775-784-6006
ewofford@unr.edu
RENO, Nev. –The University of Nevada School of Medicine is asking members of the Winnemucca community to open their homes and hearts to medical students studying at Humboldt General Hospital.
Starting this month, some members of the Class of 2008 will complete their four-week rural rotation requirement at Humboldt General Hospital. The rural rotation program is run by the school’s Department of Interdisciplinary Medical Education (DIME). The department relies on the goodwill and generosity of community members to help house students during their four-week rotation.
“We have placed students in the Winnemucca area for several years,” says Jamie Anderson, DIME director. “Our students have truly loved learning about the community and working with the physicians there. It’s a wonderful teaching site.”
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is committed to serving the healthcare needs of rural communities which is why all students must complete a rural rotation in a community hospital prior to graduation. Students are placed in rural hospitals throughout the state of Nevada as well as in outlying communities in eastern California and southern Idaho.
Those interested in providing housing to medical students completing their four-week rotation at Humboldt General Hospital may contact Jamie Anderson, DIME director, at 775-682-7728. Residents providing students housing must offer them their own bedroom and bathroom as well as kitchen access. Rotations at Humboldt General Hospital are conducted throughout the year.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been meeting statewide healthcare, educational, and clinical needs since 1969. The School of Medicine encompasses 16 clinical medical education departments, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as ten nationally-recognized departments within basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. As the largest multi-specialty healthcare focus within the state, the School of Medicine employs more than 185 doctors who both teach and practice medicine throughout Nevada. The school’s statewide faculty physician practice group has a combined 25 different medical specialties with seven physician practice offices located in the Reno-Sparks area and five physician offices located in Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine utilizes a best-practice approach to medicine and is committed to addressing the health needs of Nevada now and in the future. For more information, please visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.
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