Targeted Rural Underserved TrackOBJECTIVE OF THE TRUST PROGRAM

The objective of this program is to train University of Washington WWAMI medical students for careers working in rural and other underserved areas of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.

The Key Components are:

• Targeted separate admissions process that links students from and back to underserved communities.
• Links with existing UW courses and programs such as Underserved Pathway, RUOP and WRITE as a vital component of TRUST.
• Key clinical programs occur in continuity community.
• TRUST links Scholars with residency programs that have an underserved training focus.
• Links with communities to identify and promote their needs and resources for health workforce training.
• TRUST is administered by the UWSOM Department of Family Medicine and the Eastern Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho Regional Offices.