Initiatives

Rural Outreach Clinics

Frontier AHEC supports the Rural Outreach Clinics (ROCs) run by first-year UNR Med students, providing free, regular healthcare services to rural communities in Fallon, Silver Springs, and Yerington.

Medical students and collaborating health professions students offer services including general physical exams for all ages, lab testing and blood draws, immunizations, and other basic healthcare.

To ensure ongoing access to care, the clinic rotates locations each month among the three rural communities.

Rural Outreach Clinic Locations:

• Fallon: Renown Urgent Care, 560 Williams Ave, Fallon, NV 89409
• Yerington: South Lyon Medical Center Physicians Clinic, 213 S Whitacre St, Yerington, NV 89447
• Silver Springs: Lahontan Medical Center / Renown Silver Springs Clinic, 3595 US-50, Silver Springs, NV 89429

Rural Clinical Rotations

Frontier AHEC supports UNR Med 4th-year medical students and health professions students from other institutions—including physician assistant, sonography, nursing, and related fields—completing rural rotations in Elko, NV.

Eligible students can receive free housing for the duration of their rotations.

Operation Healthcare Bound

Frontier AHEC supports Operation Health Care Bound, a one-day, hands-on healthcare immersion experience for rural Nevada high school students ages 16–18 to explore healthcare careers, learn about medical and allied health professions, and participate in interactive activities and demonstrations.

Eligibility Requirements

Participating students must be:

• Juniors or seniors and at least 16 years old
• First-time participants in the program. Students who participated in the program in previous years are not eligible to reapply.