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RCHC Student Home Page One of eight, six-week clerkships required of third- and some fourth-year medical students at OHSU, the Rural Community Health Clerkship (formerly the Primary Care Clerkship) provides the opportunity to experience primary care as practiced in rural areas or with underserved populations in Oregon. Each student is supervised by a skilled primary care physician experienced in internal medicine, pediatrics or family medicine.
Calendar, Contact Info & RCHC Handbook	Research Links Grouped by Type
RCHC Clerkship Calendar Clerkship rotation dates. Clerkship Contact List AHEC Program Office and Regional AHEC Centers Rural Community Health Clerkship Preceptors RCHC Student Handbook (rev. 2003) The student handbook is broken down into sections according to the table of contents. Orientation Powerpoint	Need ideas for your community project? Do you want to see what projects have been done in that city previously? Search the RCHC community project database by MeSH heading or by preceptor city. There are over 240 abstracts in the database and more are added with each rotation. OHSU Library Web Site Managing Chronic Pain An extensive chronic pain manual developed by David Labby, M.D. at CareOregon. Government/Medical Data Resources This page is a list of links to the CDC, Merck Medicus, 2000 Census and many other sites for government and/or medical information. Professional Organizations Societies and professional groups for medical staff. Medical Journals Online journals from many general and specialty areas.
Online Community Project Form
Rural Community Health Clerkship Community Project Worksheet A worksheet due at least 3 days before the end of the clerkship rotation.
Online Forms
Rural Clerkship Evaluation An evaluation to help improve specific aspects of the Rural Health Clerkship. Complete this prior to debriefing at the end of the clerkship rotation. Student Post-Clerkship Self-Evaluation Evaluate the Rural Clerkship. Complete this prior to debriefing at the end of the clerkship rotation. Patient Procedure Log Complete this prior to debriefing at the end of the clerkship rotation.