University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Campus Rural Medicine Accelerated Track (RMAT)

RMAT began in 2012 and is a 130-week curriculum with the clinical portion based at the ULSOM regional rural Trover Campus in Madisonville.

• Two RMAT students per year spend the first two years in Louisville with their traditional 4 year Trover Rural Track classmates with no change in the traditional basic science curriculum

• Using summer breaks, RMAT students complete 12 weeks of rural Family Medicine rotations prior to the beginning of the traditional M-3 year including 4 weeks in their hometown

• M-3 year includes 6 week acting internship with ICU in addition to other rotations in the traditional M-3 curriculum

• M-3 RMAT students interview and match using the schedule of the traditional M-4 student

• First RMAT grad is now in rural practice near her hometown

• 50% of RMAT grads have matched to Madisonville FM residency, others chose FM programs closer to home