2005 Minnesota Statutes - 137.40 — Residency and other initiatives.

     137.40 Residency and other initiatives. 


    Subdivision 1.    Primary care and rural rotations.  The 
 University of Minnesota Medical School is requested to increase 
 the opportunities for general medicine, pediatrics, and family 
 practice residents to serve rotations in primary care settings.  
 These settings must include community clinics, health 
 maintenance organizations, and practices in rural communities. 


    Subd. 2.    Rural residency training program in family 
 practice.  The medical school is requested to establish a 
 rural residency training program in family practice.  The 
 program shall provide an initial year of training in a 
 metropolitan-based hospital and family practice clinic.  The 
 second and third years of the residency program shall be based 
 in rural communities, utilizing local clinics and community 
 hospitals, with specialty rotations in nearby regional medical 
 centers. 


    Subd. 3.    Continuing medical education.  The medical 
 school is requested to develop continuing medical education 
 programs for primary care physicians that are comprehensive, 
 community-based, accessible to primary care physicians in all 
 areas of the state, and which enhance primary care skills. 


    HIST: 1992 c 549 art 6 s 6; 1993 c 345 art 11 s 15