Arizona
The rotation site at the Chinle Comprehensive Healthcare Facility, Indian Health Service in Arizona is only open to Yale Global Health Scholar applicants.
Institutions
- Chinle is a 60 bed inpatient hospital with four bed ICU and outpatient clinic providing medical care for approximately 37,000 Navajo.
Disease Spectrum
- A broad range of medical and infectious diseases, including Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, plague, black widow and snake bites, chronic lung disease, uranium exposure, and inflammatory arthritis.
Clinical Responsibilities
- No overnight or weekend call required
- 8 AM to 5 PM outpatient clinic schedule
- Supervision by a designated preceptor for all patient care
- Opportunity to work with other disciplines based on individual interest and availability. These include the following: adolescent medicine/teen clinic, radiology, physical and occupational therapy, nutrition, exercise stress testing, traditional healers, fracture clinic, chest clinic, pharmacy, and public health nursing (community and home-based patient interactions)
(Yale) Residents accepted from:
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Internal Medicine
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Potential for other specialties upon request
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Priority given to trainees interested in Rural Health or Primary Care careers
Length of Rotation
- Minimum of sixweeks for a funded Global Health Scholars program rotation (including travel from CT)
- Minimum of four weeks for a non-funded clinical elective
Logistics
- Global Health Scholars Program Reimbursement Award amount is $2500
- Contact the Site Director to discuss the typical costs of a non-funded clinical elective
- Housing is provided on the medical center compound