Jeff Towns – Michigan Health Council

Jeff Towns – Michigan Health Council

Clinical Rotations and Community Connections

Funding and Partners

• HRSA Funded

• Program Partners:– Michigan Department of Community Health– Michigan Health Council– Michigan Center for Rural Health– Michigan Primary Care Association– Michigan Area Health Education Center– You?

Enhance/Expand PC Rotations

• Need more clinical experiences in underserved communities.

• Must enroll students into the community. • “Rural rotations and other rural curricular

elements in medical school and residency training are critical to keeping students who have an interest in rural practice from looking elsewhere.” (AAFP.org,

2011)

M-SEARCH (Michigan Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health): A system to facilitate student rotation placements in rural and urban underserved areas to build a pipeline of new primary care providers. (HRSA/MDCH Funded)

ACE-MAPP (Michigan’s Advanced placement program): an internet-based matching system for clinical rotations to assist provider sites, students, and school coordinators to arrange clinical rotations. (MHC Systemized for funding sustainability)

• Create student profiles• Search for sites• Choose preferred sites and

submit preferences• Engage in community

project(s).

• Create program profile

• Approve student site requests

• Develop/evaluate

curriculum 

• Create profile

• Support community project development

• Approve School Requests

• Precept students  

Clinical Sites

Students

MDCH MHC MPCA MCRH MI-AHEC

USER ROLESUSER ROLES

Schools/ Programs

• System operations

• Recruit sites

• Collect pre- and post- rotation documents

• Support community projects

Community

One year in Operation

• Schools– 13 Schools and 29 programs participating

• Sites– 87 Clinical rotation sites

• Students/Rotations– 178 students (DO, MD, NP PA)– 70 Completed rotations, 11 in progress,

15 yet to begin

Key Program Objectives

• Securing and organizing student experiences• Expand the availability of clinical sites

statewide• Enhance multi-disciplinary experiences for

MD, DO, NP, PA students and beyond.• Provide preceptor and instructor support• Build community interaction and enrollment

into experience. • Introduce students to Medical Home models

of care.

Health Education/Health Promotion ActivitiesHealth Screening Events

Community Health Needs AssessmentsHealth Services Delivery Analyses

Health Insurance/Affordability Education and ResearchHealth Care Training

Introducing “Connect Rotations” In 2012

Building Community Connections is key…

Contact:Contact:Craig DonahueCraig Donahue

Director, ACE SystemDirector, ACE System

517-347-8093517-347-8093Craig.donahue@mhc.orgCraig.donahue@mhc.org

www.acesystem.orgwww.acesystem.orgwww.acemapp.orgwww.acemapp.org