The Impact of Tele-Education on Family Medicine Clerkship Students' Learning Outcomes.

Background And Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid changes to medical education for student and patient protection. A dearth of published US studies examine resulting clinical education outcomes due to pandemic-induced curricula changes. We describe adaptations made to a family medicine clerkship to move it from traditional in-person delivery to virtual only, and then from virtual to hybrid; and compare educational outcomes of students across delivery types.

Promoting a research culture in family medicine: Five years of scholarly works and activities group.

Background: The professional advancement of Family Medicine faculty requires contributions in the form of clinical service, teaching, and scholarly activity. While teaching and clinical work are part of the everyday routine of faculty members, a research culture can be challenging to build.

Methods: Our department started a Scholarly Works and Activities Group (SWAG).

Appalachian women and heart health: current prevention strategies and future directions.

Background: Heart disease claims the lives of 25% of women in the United States. Only about half of women recognize it as the number one cause of adult female mortality, indicating a gap in the public's knowledge base. In West Virginia, women often face barriers such as social isolation, lack of healthy lifestyle options and fewer physician visits.