Education
Education
The F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health offers various opportunities for education through many different programs.
The Frontiers in Telemedicine course is a unique program that trains clinical staff to be telemedicine presenters. Students complete hands-on simulation center training, online modules and objective structured clinical examinations designed to educate them on telemedicine equipment, etiquette and ethics.
The West Texas AHEC program has five regional offices鈥擟anyon, Plainview, Midland, Abilene and El Paso鈥攁long with a satellite office in San Angelo. Goals for West Texas AHEC program include coordination of pipeline activities to recruit and engage students to enter the health care workforce.
R2DM is the Institute clearinghouse for research administration and performs collection, analysis and management of data and information needed for grant proposal preparation and other special projects. Other academic and community-based activities performed by R2DM include geomapping and analysis, community health needs assessments and information dissemination. Contact Cathy Hudson