Combined research and clinical learning make rural summer studentship program a successful model

Alexandra Zorzi

qualifications: MD

position: Medical Student

Prof James Rourke

qualifications: MD

position: Dean of Medicine

Canada

Dr. James Rourke is Professor Emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He was Dean of Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine at Memorial from 2004 to 2016. Previously, Dr. Rourke was a rural generalist family physician for 25 years in Goderich, Ontario where he was the founding Director of the Southwestern Ontario Rural & Regional Medicine Program of the University of Western Ontario and Assistant Dean, Rural & Regional Medicine. See also: www.srpc.ca/resources/Documents/PDFs/Rural-Road-Map-Report Card-EN-FINAL.pdf (Co-chair) www.aspire-to-excellence.org (Chair) www.rourkebabyrecord.ca (lead Dr. Leslie Rourke)

MaryAnn Kennard

qualifications: MA Library and Information Science

position: Research Assistant

Mary Peterson

qualifications: BA

position: Rural Medicine Placement Coordinator

Canada

Rural Medicine Coordinator Undergraduate Medical Education Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN)

Katherine Miller

qualifications: MD

position: Rural Undergraduate Medical Education Coordinator