RPAP Teaching Sites

	New Site Application RPAP Sites 1971-Present RPAP Sites 2007-08 Total Number of Doctors in Each RPAP Site

RPAP has touched virtually every corner of Minnesota. Over 100 communities with populations ranging from 350 to 30,000 have been teaching sites. Practices vary from small family medicine clinics to large multispecialty outpatient centers.  Hospitals range in size from 15 to 140 beds. Many sites have electronic medical records, telemedicine capacity and new technology for providing patient care.  A majority of the sites have at least one RPAP alum in practice.

Requirements

• Rural or non-metropolitan location
• More than two physicians on staff
• Board certified family physicians
• Online access for medical resources
• Relationship with board-certified general surgeon and other full-time and/or part-time specialists
• Support of hospital and nursing home administration
• Support of colleagues

Benefits

• Adjunct faculty appointment for preceptors
• Access to University online resources
• Fairview University faculty consultations
• CME lectures and credits through RPAP curriculum activities
• Recruitment potential