RUUTE Rural & Underserved Utah Training Experience

Our Mission: To improve medical education and training, health care access and long-term socio-economic benefit for rural and underserved communities of Utah and the intermountain west by expanding interest, awareness, and placement of students and physicians. Our Vision: Increase the number of providers practicing medicine in rural and underserved areas of Utah and the Intermountain West Create opportunities for all medical students to engage in meaningful activities and experiences by building community, facilitating professional identity development, and service-learning Create research opportunities for medical students and others from rural/underserved backgrounds that also positively impact vulnerable patient populations Identify, recruit, and nurture students from rural and underserved areas to matriculate and thrive at the University of Utah School of Medicine through RUUTE Scholars Assist medical educators from rural and underserved areas to enhance their teaching skills through faculty recruitment and development Facilitate University of Utah School of Medicine faculty in delivering high-quality educational content both in-person and remotely, including via Telemedicine Enrich the community of rural providers by connecting them to a state-of-the-art academic health system Build a medical education infrastructure that residency programs (also known as Graduate Medical Education [GME]) may participate in and grow into one day Work with the multitude of internal and external stakeholders who have similar goals and interests as RUUTE Our Values: Communication and Respect Creativity and Innovation Integrity and Trust Professionalism and Teamwork Empathy and Compassion