CIHA-MAHEC Internal Medicine Rural and Tribal Health Track
In addition to the core program training sites, residents in the CIHA-MAHEC Internal Medicine Rural and Tribal Health Track spend a significant portion of their time at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority and related sites.
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) blends state-of-the-art healthcare within a system of inpatient and outpatient resources across the Qualla Boundary and its outlying clinics. It is a unique educational experience in health systems as the health system is tribal owned and in a rural setting. Residents rotate in both the ambulatory and inpatient settings serving a wide variety of patients and disease states in Cherokee County. Clinical experiences will include inpatient care in a 16-bed hospital unit, inpatient psychiatry care, ED care, primary care clinics, specialty clinics and addiction medicine experiences. Residents will also engage in a structured curriculum in cultural humility.
