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North Country Healthcare CHC

Site Coordinator: Rick Morgan, DO

1 Student per period (periods 2, 4, 6 & 8 only)

2920 N. 4th St
PO Box 3630
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-3630
New 38000 sq. ft. clinic

Housing: provided by FCM Clerkship, a 3 BR condo shared with students from other colleges

Mileage: compensation not provided by FCM

Residency: No
100% with attending

Hospital Affiliation*:
Flagstaff Medical Center
(3 miles west of health center)

Daily # of FP patients: 200

Patient Population Profile:
Rapidly growing clinic with many young families; 15% Native American, 30% Hispanics

6 FPs, 8 FNPs/PAs + 1 Med-Peds, 4 OB-GYNs
Inpatient census: 5/day
Orthopedics - casting
Osteopathic manipulation
Broad spectrum of clinical and social services (see flex time)
1/2 - 1 day per week in rounds at hospital
Prenatal ultrasounds

Flex-time activites: (20%)

Procedures w/ Dr. Morgan
Public Health Dept. (TB/STD Clinic)
FP rounds at Flagstaff Med Center
Dental & behavioral health on site
Satellite clinics in Ashfork, Winslow, Holbrook, St. Johns, Seligman, Springerville, Grand Canyon Village and Kingman
Ryan White HIV/AIDS program

Insurance Spectrum: 30%
Notch Group (sliding scale), 30% AHCCS; 40% other insurance

Specific Site info: Growing Community Health Center with underserved focus in Flagstaff and N. AZ. see www.northcountryhealthcare.org

FPs at North Country are the FCM faculty for all N. Arizona Tuesday didactic sessions

Comments from Dr. Saal:

"We're a non-profit community health center, so we do everything that walks in the door. We do take a lot of AHCCCS patients, a lot of Medicare patients and everything in between. Cross-cultural sensitivity training is a huge part of what we do."

Comments from Students:

"The best aspect of the NCCHC site is the commitment of the doctors and support staff to the care of individuals who would not receive quality care if it were not for their efforts."

"Dr. Saal's blend of education and humanism make him not only an excellent physician, but also an excellent role model."

"Dr. Saal is a great teacher."

"The doctors are wonderful and really seem to enjoy teaching the students. It was also wonderful to get to work with so many P.A.'s and nurse practitioners. I had several opportunities to go to different sites in smaller communities such as Ash Fork."

"It was a great experience and I would highly encourage any student to do a rotation there regardless of specialty interest or rural vs urban interest."

"The location was fantastic. I wanted to see if Flagstaff (or similar setting) would be the right fit for me in the future. I was really pleased with the city. The staff and physicians were also great at the clinic. They were kind, patient, and I learned a great deal about how I'd like to practice medicine. I learned something from each of their styles, and felt very welcome in the clinic."

"Everyone was easy to work with. I would recommend learning objectives for specific patients. The clinic was extremely efficient."

Links referenced

www.northcountryhealthcare.org: http://www.northcountryhealthcare.org

Location http://www.fcm.arizona.edu/index.cfm/1,136,347,0,html