Students Gain Practical Experience During “Dr. Told Weekend”
Written by Gina Marzulla The annual training exercise referred to as “Dr. Told Weekend” by the residents of Baggs, Wyoming took place …
Rural and Wilderness Medicine Students Practice Orienteering
Students in the RVUCOM-CO Rural and Wilderness Medicine (R&WM) Track engaged in an annual Orienteering course at Castlewood Canyon State Park on …
Rural Track Students Receive Mentorship with New Program
Submission by Denise Denton, RVU Rural Outreach Contractor Thanks to a grant from the Denver Osteopathic Foundation that was matched by RVU, …
A Look at RVU’s Tracks and a New Class of Student Leaders
RVU’s Newest OPP and Anatomy Fellows Every year, four students on each campus are selected for the Pre-Doctoral Osteopathic Principles and Practices …
Reflection on Rural Medicine
When I set up a rural rotation in my hometown of Lewisburg, West Virginia, I thought my experience would be geared towards …
Orienteering Course Exposes Students to Treating Patients in High-Stress Situations
Every year, second-year students from the Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track (R&W) trek into Castlewood Canyon State Park to partake in their …
Pushing the Limits of Treatment in Rural America
“We were immersed in smoke, the fire alarms were blaring, the adrenaline was pumping, people were screaming for help. We walked through …
Students Race to Save Lives at Sim Competition
“It was a harrowing yet amazing experience…it really reminded me why I wanted to practice medicine.” Ryan Carney, OMS I, described the …
Castlewood Canyon Orienteering Exercise
RVUCOM’s Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track gathered on a beautiful fall day in Castlewood Canyon to practice their map and compass skills. …
Students Become Certified AWLS Responders in the Snow
Thanks to the RVU Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group (WMSIG), students had an opportunity to take an Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) …