Special Offer for Medical Students

Are you interviewing at a 1-2 Rural Training Track during the upcoming academic year?

RTT residency programs will be offering a spousal or significant other travel and lodging subsidy of $250 or more to applicants who schedule interviews to be completed between October 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013. Simply ask about this benefit when scheduling your interview and provide receipts (e.g. airfare, car rental or mileage, baggage fees, lodging for the night prior to the interview) to the participating program. The program will not be able to reimburse you without the appropriate receipts.

Any student, from any US or international medical school recognized by the ECFMG and who completes an interview with an RTT, is eligible for this reimbursement.

Visit http://www.traindocsrural.org/?q=profiles for a list of eligible programs.

This offer is made possible by a cooperative agreement between the Office of Rural Health Policy and the RTT Technical Assistance Program, a consortium of organizations committed to exposing students to rural training track residencies in family medicine, the best kept secret in graduate medical education!

Questions regarding these opportunities should be directed to the National Rural Health Association at (202) 639-0550 or to Randall Longenecker MD, Project Director, at longenec@ohio.edu.

Do you plan a rotation at a 1-2 Rural Training Track program in the 2012-2013 academic year?

The RTT Technical Assistance Program is offering up to $1,000 in reimbursement to students doing a rotation at an RTT between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. The rotation must be for a minimum of 14 days, and reimbursement only applies to travel and lodging expenses.

It is easy to participate and any medical student of a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school is eligible. After contacting the RTT program for their approval and clearing your participation with the appropriate official in your medical school, a Notice of Intent submitted to the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) prior to the rotation is required to assure your place in this program.

Receipt of reimbursement following the rotation is contingent upon the students submission of:

  • A report and reflection upon the experience (500 word minimum)
  • Paper or electronically scanned receipts of travel and lodging expenses
  • Verification by the RTT Program Director, Site Director, or Coordinator that the student has satisfactorily completed the rotation and met the 14-day requirement

View a list of participating RTT programs
Download the RTT rotation reimbursement packet [PDF]