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South Central Region - Memorial Hospital, McPherson Phone: 620-241-8661 Fax: 620-241-8385
The Medical Education Network Sites are an integral part of the School of Medicine’s mission to implement rural health initiatives throughout the state of Kansas. The Network Sites work closely with the Health Policy Institute, State Data Board, Department of Health Services, Office of Rural Health and all health profession schools at KU and other Regents institutions. Activities coordinated by the Medical Education Network Sites include:
Continuing Education
The Network Site coordinates and facilitate monthly continuing medical education. Topics are requested by area healthcare professionals, many times using our ITV resources. The site secretary applies for and keeps track of CME credit for physicians.
ITV Room
Research
Network Site Office
Our site is unique in that 3rd year students do their rotations in McPherson or Moundridge. They are housed in our new network site complex. Students have daily contact with the site secretary for any assistance that is needed. The network site secretary maintains a medical library for students and all health care professionals. We have two student computers which are connected to the internet and have direct access to Dykes Library. The network site secretary helps with literature searches for students and other medical professionals as requested.
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Students
Students that come to McPherson and Moundridge find a dedicated group of physicians who love to teach and share with students their knowledge and expertise.
Students often express how much they value this one on one time and the amount of teaching and experience they receive. Without a doubt the strength of the South Central site is our doctors!
"McPherson is a great place to do a rotation if you really want to feel like a doctor. It was by far, the most enjoyable rotation I have had in med school (and I am now finished with rotations)."
"The nursing and support staff treat you like one of their own, and are very helpful in all aspects of the experience"
"I think McPherson is an excellent opportunity to receive a quality individualized instruction from a knowledgeable physician in a great facility. I had a truly rewarding experience."
"McPherson gave me a great perspective of medicine in a smaller community. It was great to spend time in a place where people really wanted you to be there, instead of us having to be there. Every single person in McPherson treated us like old friends, and that is a worthwhile experience."
"My time in McPherson was a wonderful opportunity to gain clinical/surgical experience in a one-on-one setting with extremely knowledgeable skilled physicians while experiencing first hand what it is like to be a clinician in a rural community." |
The ITV room is a mediated classroom that is available for videoconferencing, power point presentation and internet access.
The 3rd year surgical rotation students use the ITV room for interactive surgery lectures and the room is open to all students for study. On March 31, 2005 the network site received a grant from the Kansas Board of Regents in the amount of $10,000.00 (see appendix I). This grant was used to upgrade the ITV room with a Tandberg 880 MXP system. We are now able to use IP instead of ISDN lines which save the site the expense of phone calls and allow multisite participation. We used the ITV room on December 1, 2005 for a teleconference between a local physician and a KUMC resource and a child with autism. This saved the patient and family travel time, expense and access to expertise otherwise unavailable. Dr. Thomas also taught two classes over ITV to medical students coordinated by Diana Carter. The monthly physician CME’s are held in the ITV room. The ITV room is also used by hospital and community groups for meetings. The room is shared with Hutchinson Community College as a teaching facility.
The Medical Library is well used by physicians and students. Students often comment on our good selection of books. Old books that are replaced and removed from the shelves are very often given to students. A committee of physicians meets four times a year to review and update library resources. A plan was initiated this year to replace the computers in the office/library, replacing one a year beginning with the secretary’s computer. This will certainly be a nice addition for our students. Virtual library resources include access to the Dykes Library system, Up to Date, multiple textbooks, Internet resources and literature searches for local faculty.
"You can learn to do things that you might not learn during a
3rd year rotation somewhere else, like dictating skills, writing orders, active (non-retractor) assistance on surgeries, and seeing patients in the ER."
"Coming to McPherson provided me with an excellent experience. There, I worked one-on-one with an excellent surgeon who not only surrendered much of his time teaching me, but also afforded me high level of responsibility in patient care. In addition, I would be remiss in not praising all the great and friendly staff who made my stay in McPherson extremely pleasant."Web development and hosting by ISG Technology Inc.