Ohio Rural Physician Training Pathways Group

The medical schools at NEOMED, Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University have joined together to form the Ohio Rural Physician Training Pathways Group (RPTP). The Ohio RPTP is a collaborative effort to provide support and share best practices for educating the next generation of rural Ohio physicians.

The Office of Rural and Underserved Programs convened the leaders of all of the undergraduate medical education rural programs in Ohio at an Ohio Rural Pathway Summit in Dublin in 2019. The group met again in March 2020 and continues meeting quarterly to work toward developing common metrics for evaluating program outcomes.

Members

Rural and Urban Scholars Pathways (RUSP) Program at
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

• Sharon Casapulla, Director, Rural and Urban Scholars Pathways
• Dawn Mollica, Administrative Director, Rural and Underserved Programs

Wright Rural Medical Scholars at
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

• Jayna Vossler, Rural Health Coordinator

Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars at
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

• Sharron DiMario, Director, University of Cincinnati AHEC, Developer of rural and urban pathways program

Rural Medical Education (RMED) Pathway at
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)

• Alex Heintzelman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
• Mike Appleman, Director, Rural Pathway

Community Medicine MD Track at
Ohio State University College of Medicine

• Allison Macerollo, Director Medical Student Education, OSU Department of Family Medicine
• Lori Martensen, Program Administrator, OSU College of Medicine, Community Medicine Track