OHSU Family Medicine Newsletter Writeup

We got a great writeup in the OHSU Family Medicine monthly newsletter. Read all about it here:
April Newsletter

Three Handsome Fellows?

Want these three gentlemen to give a presentation in your town? Better act fast! The word is out, and from Reedsport to Enterprise requests are streaming in. Be the first in your neighborhood to sign us up!

Where We're Going

The Plan: To ride West from Portland to the Coast, South down the Coast to Bandon, make our way diagonally across the state, ending our trip in Enterprise. The 1,000+ mile trip should take us between 4-5 weeks. We are actively working with the OAFP to contact physicians in towns along the route. Hopefully we will be able to establish project sites in 10-15 different locations throughout the state.

Who we are, What we're doing

Mission Statement

As future health care professionals, we are concerned about the disparity of care available between rural and urban areas. Increasingly, health care providers and resources are becoming concentrated in the most populous areas of Oregon, leaving rural areas with an alarming shortage.

Medical students have one summer off during their training. For many this is a time to explore projects not covered in the standard curriculum, but which are still important. The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians is a group which is actively working to address the shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in rural areas. The three of us propose to spend our summer biking through much of the far-flung reaches of this fine state, sharing the message of the OAFP and holding an open forum with residents, business leaders, and health care providers in rural areas to discuss potential solutions to this problem, and help guide future policy decisions.