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Winslow Indian Health Center

Site Coordinator: Carol Barlage, MD

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

500 Indiana Avenue
(near Route 66 and I-40)*
Winslow, AZ 86047

* Use first I-40 exit at west end of Winslow

Housing: Housing is provided at the Days Inn

Mileage: compensation not provided by FCM

Residency: No
100% with attending

Hospital Affiliation*:

IHS Clinic has its own new 7-bay ER
IHS physicians admit & care for own patient (including deliveries) at the Little Colorado Hospital in Winslow

Daily # of FP patients: 300

Patients Population Profile:
Native Americans, mostly Navajo and Hopi; full spectrum of ages and problems

8 FPs; 1 Psychiatrist; 1 internist; 1 Surgeon; Several NPs and PAs
FPs do prenatal and deliver 15 patients per month at LittleColorado Memorial Hospital in Winslow
Teleradiology
One day orientation to Navajo culture

Flex-time activities:

Surgery at Hospital
Diabetes Program integrates Navajo traditional medicine
Emergency Room (on-site)
Navajo reservation clinics at Leupp and Dilkon, AZ (2-5 half-days per 6 weeks)
Jones Benally is a Navajo Medicine man on staff for hogan ceremonies on hospital grounds
Physical Therapy | Dental | Optometry | Acupuncture

Insurance Spectrum:
100% IHS single payer under Navajo Council control

Specific Site info:

"Route 66" large IHS type Clinic 58 miles east of Flagstaff
Fishing in Little Colorado River, Hiking,
Historic hotels and restaurants
workout gym

Comments from Students:

"This was a great and diverse group of docs to work with. There was also a diverse range of patient programs. Going out to the satellite clinics was a great opportunity to increase the diversity of patient problems that I saw."

"Having the opportunity to experience rural medicine is definitely a great aspect of the clerkship. I enjoyed being at a site where I could work directly with attendings without having to present to a resident first. I was more invested in patient care and more responsible for assessment and plans."

Location http://www.fcm.arizona.edu/index.cfm/1,136,358,0,html