The South Campus Track of the Family Medicine Residency program emphasizes rural practice and includes required rural rotations. The program is committed to preparing full-spectrum family physicians from diverse backgrounds, dedicated to social justice and health equity, and providing family-centered, community-responsive care for historically marginalized populations and those living in rural and other medically under-resourced areas. The residency program uses a 2+2 rotation structure. Residents alternate between two weeks of non-FM clinic work and two weeks of outpatient work in the family medicine center, managing their continuity panel. One of the unique aspects of the University of Arizona Family Medicine Residency Program’s South Campus track is the rural rotation requirement. Residents have the opportunity to choose from a number of clinical sites depending on their interests and plans for future practice. For the required rural rotations, housing, round-trip mileage, and food are provided by a grant from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AHEC). Required rural rotations, as well as elective rotations, are offered at the following Tribal medical facilities: Hopi Health Center, an Indian Health Service facility, Tuba City Regional Healthcare Corporation, a Tribal-owned 80-bed general hospital on the Navajo Nation, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, an Indian Health Service facility, SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, an Alaska Native health organization in Juneau, AK, and Tséhootsooí Medical Center, a 245,000 square foot acute care hospital located in Fort Defiance, AZ.
