What is Rural Medicine?

What better way than to hear the answer to this question directly from the source? The following are short video clips where rural Indiana clinicians talk about their daily life as well as the advantages and challenges being a rural clinician.

Dr. Ridge	Dr. Frankenfield	Dr. Walters
Dr. Deitsch	Drs. Wagoner	Dr. Burton
Dr. Haste	Dr. Lovins

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"It was at this moment that I learned what the real definition of being a doctor is."

The citation is from a rural experience that Dr. Soon Bahrami shared and published in "Helping Hands: Reflections on Humanity in Medicine", Indiana University School of Medicine

Click here to read Dr. Soon Bahrami's story "The Gift"

Our Rural Physician Preceptors and Rural Fellowship Programs If you are interested in becoming a preceptor, please contact us! Clay County David Breitweiser, M.D. Forrest Buell, M.D. Everett Conrad, M.D. Paul Daluga, M.D. Keith Harvey, M.D. Daviess County John Clayton, M. D. Stephen Cullen, M.D. Emanuel Fabella, M.D. Inez Fabella, M.D. Robert Heyman, M. D. Fulton County Sanders Debra, M.D. Folk, M.D. John Haste, M.D. Joan Joyce, M.D. Kevin Reyburn, M.D. Franciso Negreros, M.D. Pat Nicholson, FNP Greene County Ridge Medical Center: Owen Batterton, M.D. Wayne Ham, M.D. Bill Powers, M.D. Frederick Ridge, M.D. Eric Wilson, M.D. Knox County Tom Kirkwood, M. D. Michael Miller, M. D. James Rohrer, M. D. Hamilton County Charles Harris, M.D. Samuel R. Heisler, M.D. Kathleen Miller, M.D.                    Hendricks County Robert D. Aiello, M. D. David, R. Bain, M.D. Melissa Essig, M. D. Robert Glassman, M.D.

Click on the Map at the Right to Find Rural Physicians in Your Area Marshall County Harold Barnard, M.D. Randy Coulter, M.D. Jon Kubley, M.D. Rod Kubley, M. D. Owen County Barbara Dianne Wells, M.D. John Stearley, M.D. Tippecanoe County Linda Emory, M.D. Pearl Johnson, M. D. Kiwaunis, M.D. McTavish, M.D. Gerald Wehr, M.D. Illinois Preceptors Dr. James Turner Dr. Steven Macke Dr. Ciulla James Dr. Denise Pine-Mattas Indiana Hospital and Clinic Affiliations Duke Memorial Hospital (Mrs. Sally Piper, Coordinator) Kosciusko Community Hospital (Mrs. Becky White, Director of Education) Logan Port Memorial Hospital (Mr. Brain Schoneck, Physician Mentor) St. Joseph Hospital (Mrs. Anita McCormick, Clinical Education Coordinator)