1-2 weeks | Selective
Learn the basic principles of wilderness first aid, survival, and navigation in San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, by camping for 4 nights and hands-on skills sessions on altitude illness, splinting, wilderness navigation/survival, patient stabilization/extraction, and basic rope work.
1-2 weeks | Selective
Students will learn about wilderness medicine, outdoor first aid, and how to respond to an emergency in an austere environment. There will be an optional 2-day camping trip at the completion of this course, which encompasses the principles of the course through a drafted emergency evacuation plan.
1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective
Learn about Native American health, family medicine, rural medicine and/or neurology at the Winslow Indian Healthcare Center (WIHCC), located in Winslow, AZ. WIHCC proudly serves eight-chapter communities in the Southwest region of the Navajo Nation, caring for an estimated 190,000 Native Americans. Located in Arizona open to all students.
1-2 weeks | Selective
Learn more about women’s health care in a primary care setting, including menopause, female sexual dysfunction, contraception, and integrative medicine consults through this shadowing experience. There is an option to rotate a half day through the breast clinic or integrative medicine clinic.
Longitudinal | Selective
In this eight-week selective, students will have the opportunity to develop skills to support their future careers through group coaching on topics related to burnout, communication, navigating microaggressions, and residency applications among others.
Longitudinal | Selective
Women’s Shelter Volunteers equips and empowers students to provide trauma-informed, accessible care for those experiencing domestic violence through health screenings and community-identified service. Students will learn about domestic violence, de-escalation, and therapeutic listening skills.
