Pre-Session Assignment

Before the session, complete the following activities and answer the individual readiness questions. Print your answers for use in a team activity.

Read the following articles:

1. Listen to Robert Frost read his poem “Mending Wall” and consider how it might be relevant to rural practice. (2:31 minutes; accessed July 18, 2018)
2. Read the following article(s)
   • (Chapter 2.3.1) Rourke L, Rourke J. Boundaries and balance: Managing relationships in rural practice. In Chater AB, Rourke J, Couper ID, Strasser RP, Reid S (eds.)WONCA Rural Medical Education Guidebook. World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA): WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice, 2014. www.globalfamilydoctor.com (accessed July 18, 2018).
   • Brooks KD; Eley DS; Pratt R; Zink T. Management of Professional Boundaries in Rural Practice, Academic Medicine, 2012;87:1091–1095. (Requires institutional library access)