This program is designed to expose medical student from across the country to rural primary care practice in a manner sensitive to the culture Students participating will spend three weeks with a clinical preceptor in a rural Southern Appalachian community and one week on the ETSU campus in concentrated, interactive educational sessions. The sessions include Appalachian history and economics, rural health issues, cultural and medicine issues, alternative health systems, and interviewing from a cultural and personal perspective.

Radio Interview about the Appalachian Preceptorship - Dr. Forest Lang, speaks in a radio interview about the unique program which provides students with an understanding for patients in rural areas.