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Interdisciplinary rural immersion week
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, wrote the first draft, collected data, literature review
position: Professor; director, Rural Track
United States
Mark Deutchman MD, Professor School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine and School of Public Health. Director, Rural Track. Associate Dean for Rural Health University of Colorado School of Medicine Research interests: Training for rural practice, Workforce development; Interdisciplinary healthcare.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Associate director, Evaluation Center
United States
Kathryn A. Nearing, Ph.D. is an Associate Director of The Evaluation Center in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Nearing brings 14 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale evaluations in the fields of education and public health. She currently serves as a lead evaluator for the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), one of the clinical translational science award sites funded nationally. The comprehensive evaluation is focused on examining how the CCTSI fosters 1) innovations in medical education, 2) the professional development, training and career advancement of historically under-represented biomedical researchers, and 3) new discoveries and innovative approaches to addressing national health priorities. As a medical/applied anthropologist, Dr. Nearing has a particular interest in community-based health promotion, health disparities and rural health.
qualifications: MA
contribution: collected data, contributed to drafts, input data
position: Coordinator, Rural Track
qualifications: MD
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Colorado AHEC director
United States
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