农村社区卫生理学硕士

农村社区健康硕士课程为学生成为阿拉巴马州农村地区的社区卫生领导者提供了医疗保健提供者的准备。大师们讲授农村公共卫生原理，以此作为社区卫生领导力的基础，农村卫生问题的特征以及通过生物化学和其他科学课程进行生物医学科学研究的方法，同时为学生提供保持农村社区紧密联系和身份并形成联系的途径一个支持性的同龄人团体。该计划包括两个学生类别：农村医学学者和农村社区健康学者。该计划为未来的阿拉巴马州农村医师（农村医学学者）和其他农村卫生保健提供者（农村社区卫生学者）提供了一些必要的工具。这些课程使学生准备领导社区保健中心
This 30 hour degree program is designed to provide some of the tools necessary for future rural Alabama physicians to become community health leaders. The program teaches principles of rural public health as a basis for community health leadership, characteristics of rural health concerns and approaches to biomedical science study. The curriculum is combination of Basic Science Courses, Rural Primary Care discussions, activities, visits and an introduction to basic clinical medicine through didactic sessions, clinical simulations and shadowing with physicians. It will help prepare them to lead in the development and maintenance of community health center practices and other health care practices. There are two concentrations: Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Community Health Scholars.<br>Each track within the program - the Rural Medical Scholar (RMS) and Rural Community Health Scholar (RCHS) tracks - require a minimum of 30 credit hours to complete. The RMS track is a one-year program, and the RCHS track is a two-year program. All students will complete a set of common core courses, plus the additional core courses and approved electives within their respective tracks. Students who complete the first year of RCHS track and are accepted into the RMS track in spring of year one will complete the RMS track core curriculum and approved electives in year two. Students who complete the first year of RCHS and are NOT accepted or choose not to apply or enroll into the RMS track will complete the remaining RCHS core curriculum in year two.