Rural Underderserved Opportunities Program, Service Learning Rotation
The Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Service Learning Rotation (SLR) is a four-week, elective immersion experience in community medicine for students between their first and second years of medical school. During their 4-week rotation, students live in rural or urban under-resourced communities throughout Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI). They work side-by-side with local physicians providing health care to underserved populations. Administered by the Office of Rural Programs, RUOP is a collaborative effort of the UW School of Medicine, WWAMI campuses and the Area Health Education Centers. It is also supported by the Washington and Idaho Academies of Family Physicians.
MORH/AHEC, MRJCON, and the University of Washington have received a grant from Montana DPHHS to support this RUOP SLR in Montana. The rotations are highlighted below.
| Site Location | Clinic | Rotation Date | Length of Rotation and Type |
| Kalispell | Collection of dentists in MT: Glacier Dental Group Kalispell Kidds Dr. Michael Bowman Oral Surgery and Implants |
August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
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Butte |
Southwest Montana Community Health Center | August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Missoula | Partnership Health Center | August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Kalispell | Glacier Valley Health | August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Polson | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes | August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Billings | RiverStone Health | August 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Lame Deer | Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service Dental Clinic (Lame Deer Dental Clinic) | Sept/Oct 2022 |
5 week SLR |
| Missoula | Partnership Health Center |
March/Apr 2022 |
5 week SLP |
| Missoula | Partnership Health Center | May 2022 | 4 week RUOP |
| Missoula | Partnership Health Center | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Billings | Riverstone Health | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Kalispell | Glacier Valley Health | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Butte | Southwest Montana Community Health Center | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Kalispell | Collection of dentists in MT: Glacier Dental Group Kalispell Kidds Dr. Michael Bowman Oral Surgery and Implants |
Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Hardin | Hardin Family Dental | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Hardin | Hardin Family Dental | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Laurel | Laurel Family Dental | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Crow Agency | Crow Agency Dental Clinic | Aug 2023 | 4 week RUOP |
| Missoula | Partnership Health Center | Nov/Dec 2023 | |
| Crow Agency* | Crow Agency Dental Clinic | Apr 2024 | 5 week SLR (4 weeks onsite) |
| Billings* | RiverStone Health | Apr/May 2024 | 5 week SLR |
* in process or not yet started, but planned