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Pictured above (left to right): Montana; Rob Brenteson, Lauren Stanley, Kegan Cunniff, Margie Nicholson, Nicole Broden, Aaron Smith, Ellie Schiedermayer, Anthony Markuson, Hana Paladichuk, Brook Murphy. Wyoming; Andrea Habel, Galen Mills. E. Washington; Emily Owen, Emma Zavala-Suarez, Kenley Unruh, Robin McFarlane, Christina Neary. W. Washington; Lara Wilson, Justin Gaspar, Elise Reid, Paul Craven, Cheyenne Enevold. Idaho; Joie Florence, Michael Duerden, Thao Ha, Renee Nuhn, Meghan Shuell.

TRUST welcomes its largest class of UW medical students ever. This year TRUST welcomes ten Scholars from Montana, two from Wyoming, five from Eastern Washington, five from Western

Washington, and five from Idaho.

Highlights

Winter 2015

Newsletter

Targeted Rural

UnderServed

Track

27 TRUST Scholars Join School of Medicine

in Entering Class of 2014

MONTANA

EASTERN WASHINGTON WESTERN WASHINGTON

IDAHO

WYOMING

Best Wishes for 2015!

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MS2 TRUST Scholar Caroline Pihl Presents Project to RUOP Steering Committee

MS2 TRUST Scholar Caroline Pihl presented her RUOP project to the RUOP Steering Committee in

November. Her project, “Horticulture Therapy: Building Community Belonging and Self-Worth for

Individuals with Disabilities in Libby, Montana”, brought together community volunteers and healthcare

staff to provide a space for disabled residents to make new friendships, spend time outside, and grow

flowers and vegetables. Libby, MT is the county seat and most populous city in Lincoln County, an area with

the highest unemployment rate and one of the highest disability rates in the state. Caroline recognized that

disability can worsen depression, anxiety, and poor self-worth, and spearheaded this horticulture program

to help stave off these problems, and provide a safe space for therapy participants to interact.

First-Year TRUST Scholars Participate in Annual Leadership Retreat

In June, eleven Montana TRUST Scholars as well as nine Scholars from Idaho and Washington attended

a three-day retreat on Flathead Lake. Clinical Deans from Montana, Idaho, Eastern and Western

Washington, along with the Montana TRUST Director, hosted the retreat that focused on leadership

awareness and training on population health advocacy in rural/underserved settings. Plans are

underway to continue this retreat for 2015 and Wyoming TRUST Scholars will also participate this year.

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Frank Batcha, long-time UW Hailey site director and TRUST participant was named

Idaho Family Physician of the Year at the annual May meeting. Dr. Batcha has worked

with UW students and residents since 1996 in programs such as RUOP, WRITE and

TRUST. One recent student noted “…He showed me that being a family physician can

be so much more than just being a doctor; it is about being a part of a community…”

TRUST Site Director Frank Batcha Honored as 2014 Idaho Family Physician of the Year

Jay Erickson Honored as 2014 Montana Family Physician of the Year

Andrew Castrodale Honored for Contributions to Rural Health

Andrew Castrodale was awarded the 2014 Dr. John Anderson Memorial Award for an

Outstanding Rural Heath Practitioner by the Washington State Rural Health

Association. Dr. Castrodale is the TRUST site director for Grand Coulee, a town of 1,000 in Eastern Washington.

Jay Erickson is a long time family medicine educator and regional clinical dean for

Montana. He started the first class of volunteer TRUST Scholars in 2008 and has been

a guiding force in the development and expansion of TRUST in Montana and the region

as a whole. Jay is co-director of the third-year clinical WRITE, a longitudinal integrated

clerkship that is a cornerstone of TRUST. Jay is a member of Glacier Medical Associates

in Whitefish, Montana and regularly guides third-year students in the Family Medicine

Clerkship in that practice. Jay was recognized for his giant contributions to medical education in Montana, the region, nationally and internationally.

Tom Greer Honored as 2014 Washington

Family Medicine Educator of the Year The Washington Academy of Family Physicians honored Tom along with Dr. Walt Hollow

as family medicine educators of the year at its annual meeting in May 2014. The WAFP

highlights Dr. Greer’s decades-long work on the Family Medicine clerkship, which is

required for every UWSoM student. Dr. Greer is a long-time UW Family Medicine faculty and co-director of TRUST.

The UW School of Medicine recognized John and Adriana as two of

the recipients of their 2013 Service Excellence Award. The School of

Medicine recognizes exceptional faculty and staff members who

exemplify the values of excellent service while engaged in teaching,

mentoring, administrative support, or research activities.

UW graduate Dr. McCarthy is regional clinical dean for Eastern and Central Washington. He started the second

TRUST program in Spokane in 2009, and has contributed enormously to medical student education and

TRUST. Dr. McCarthy was also named the 2014 Spokane Physician – Citizen of the Year by the Spokane

County Medical Society.

Ms. Olivas is the long-time renowned Operations Administrator to Idaho Clinical Deans, now Dr. Mary

Barinaga.

John McCarthy and Adriana Olivas Honored as 2013 UW

School of Medicine Service Excellence Award Recipients

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Regional Preceptors Come Together for TRUST Continuity Community Collaborative and Student Dinner

Preceptors from all over WWAMI came together to collaborate and discuss TRUST, new

curriculum, and other regional issues for an afternoon in November. That evening, they joined

Scholars as part of their WRITE orientation to meet, greet, and look forward to third- and

fourth-year clinicals.

TRUST Contacts

Tyler Cooper TRUST Coordinator

Seattle, WA 206-543-9425

uwtrust@uw.edu

Tom Greer, MD, MPH TRUST Co-Director

Seattle, WA 206-543-9425

tomgreer@uw.edu

Suzanne Allen, MD, MPH

TRUST Co-Director Boise, ID

208-364-4552 suzaalle@uw.edu

TRUST Admin Office 1959 NE Pacific St

Health Sciences E-304 Seattle, WA 98195

TRUST Continuity Community Sites