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Clinical Education Rotations in Beautiful Western Maryland! This picture is provided courtesy of the Cumberland Times News Go to:
Area Health Education CentersThe Western Maryland Area Health Education Center (WMAHEC) has served the rural Appalachian counties of Maryland since 1976. It is part of a national effort consisting of over 100 AHEC centers. AHEC centers work toward community-based health professional development by acting as interdisciplinary bridges between their health professional communities and one or more health science centers. AHEC centers link health professionals with practice opportunities in rural and underserved communities throughout the United States, support rural health care practitioners, and maximize medical resource sharing. Clinical Education Program DescriptionThe WMAHEC's clinical education program serves health professional students-in-training and residents from more than a dozen universities in the mid-Atlantic region. Students work one-to-one with area health care practitioners who serve as preceptors and have the opportunity to live in an interdisciplinary enviroment. Service RegionThe WMAHEC serves the people of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties. WMAHEC also works cooperatively with other nonmetropolitan communities of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Located in the small city of Cumberland (Allegany County) in the scenic Allegheny Mountains, the WMAHEC office and residence is 150 miles west of Baltimore, MD, 140 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, PA, and 75 miles east of Morgantown, WV. Housing is also available in Hagerstown, MD (Washington County) and Oakland, MD (Garrett County). The rotation will familiarize students and residents with unique health care problems and needs found in rural and small city areas. The rotation fosters an understanding of the interrelationship between the community, the environment and the health of community members. The Rural RotationThe Western Maryland AHEC clinical rotations will expose students and residents to a broad spectrum of practice experiences in a supportive, professional community. WMAHEC rotations take place in a small city to very rural locations, depending upon the preferences of the participant and the availability of preceptors. MUA and HPSA designated sites are available. WMAHEC rotations strive to increase the participant's knowledge not only in clinical and diagnostic skills, but to create an intense awareness of the community health resources that are essential for successful patient care and interprofessional cooperation. Preceptors are able to foster fresh perspectives on health care, clinical and didactic training, and life goals. Highlights of the rotation are the understanding and management of the practical, medical and social problems encountered in daily practice. The WMAHEC rotation begins with an orientation to the area's demographics, geography and health care services, followed by a health service tour of the area. Participants have easy access to the WMAHEC Learning Resources Center, a network of health sciences libraries, audiovisual equipment, computers and meeting rooms. Visits to health care facilities within the area can be arranged to enhance the students experience . Living and dining facilities are shared with other WMAHEC program participants. These are students and professionals from a wide variety of health care disciplines representing many colleges and universities. The WMAHEC takes responsibility for arranging living accommodations for participants during the rotation. Accommodations can usually be made for married residents and their families as well! Arranging a Rural Clinical RotationContact the Clinical Education Coordinator of the WMAHEC at least six weeks in advance of your desired starting date. Please allow more time if you wish to bring your family.
The WMAHEC will make all the necessary arrangements to provide you with a valuable and challenging experience! Living Accommodations at the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center, Cumberland.
Bed linens, pillows, and blankets are provided. You are welcome to bring your own. Bring: your towels, alarm clock, medical insurance card, and personal items.
The kitchen is fully equipped with 2 refridgerators, an electric range/oven, dishwasher, microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker, can opener, pots, pans, dishes, eating utensils (knives, forks, spoons), cooking utensils (spatulas, ladles, etc.), oven pads, towels, etc. An iron and ironing board are located in the common area for everyone's use. Cable TV is available in the common living room area -- basic cable includes Baltimore, D.C., and Pittsburgh area sports channels. A DVD Player is located in the common area as well (bring along your favorite movies). A Low cost washer and dryer are located in the women's bathroom. Bring or buy your own detergents, bleach, softeners, etc. Telephones - with free local calls - are located in each student room with voice mail and your own extension. Your telephone number while here will be 301-777-9150. The mailing address is: 11 Columbia Street, Cumberland, MD 21502.
The library offers books, journals, and audiovisuals for reference circulation. The library and computer lab can be accessed 24 hours a day. The WMAHEC Learning Resource Center is a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, affording the opportunity to access a multitude of resources not available on-site. What you need to bring: The basics: towels, your clothes, an alarm clock, toothbrush, name badge (if you have one), etc. Things to enjoy the outdoors: bicycles, skates, hiking boots, jogging shoes, skis, tennis equipment, canoes, kayaks. YMCA Membership (with fitness room and indoor pool) are available to students residing at the WMAHEC in the Cumberland area. A variety of cultural activities are available in the community and at Frostburg State University, located nearby. See Regional Links What NOT to bring: NO PETS! We cannot accommodate them here. The WMAHEC building is designated as a "tobacco free zone," so if you smoke or chew, please do not do so in the building. The WMAHEC is committed to providing an environment free from the use and/or possession of illegal drugs or abuse of other controlled substances such as alcohol. A TV will not do you much good. There are no cable hook-ups in the student rooms (and no TV signals are to be found without cable). For directions to the WMAHEC Residence, click HERE.
Regional Links:Allegany County and links to county sites: http://www.allconet.org/ Frostburg State University: http://www.frostburg.edu/ Garrett County and links to county sites: http://www.garrettchamber.org/ Washington County and links to county sites: http://www.marylandmemories.org/ Washington County Health System: http://www.wchsys.org/ Western Maryland: http://www.mdmountainside.com/ Western Maryland Health System: http://www.wmhs.com/ Garrett County Memorial Hospital: http://www.gcmh.com/
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