CAFP will work with students to obtain housing near rural sites, but students will share the responsibility of securing their housing. Preceptors may offer help in finding housing in the area, and some will allow students to stay with them in their homes. Additional scholarship money is available to fund travel and housing costs for rural preceptorships only. If you wish to precept at a rural site, indicate this on your application form, then pre-rank the rural sites. Some students who are selected to participate in the rural track may be placed at one of four sites sponsored by UCSF-Fresno.
Projects are of benefit to the residents in the community as well as the medical student.
In the past, projects have included designing patient education materials, conducting classes for seniors or high school students on various topics, and administering occupational health assessments. Time is allocated during the 4-week schedule to work on the project. Fifty students will be selected to participate in the program. Of those fifty, approximately 15 students will be able to precept at rural sites. Applications will be reviewed by your family medicine department, then sent to CAFP for further review by the CAFP Medical Student and Resident Affairs Committee.