March 15, 2017
Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth.
July 13, 2016
NRHA president-elect David Schmitz, MD, shares his thoughts on the recruitment of healthcare providers, training rural physicians, and the challenges and rewards of rural practice.
July 30, 2015
Wayne Myers, a retired pediatrician and rural medical educator, reflects on what the Medicare program's support for graduate medical education has meant for the rural physician workforce.
February 26, 2015
Distance Education
February 26, 2015
Highlights three university programs that are embracing distance education to allow professionals to stay in their rural communities while earning a degree.
February 26, 2015
A profile of Virginia Slaughter, a nurse who earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree through the University of Missouri Kansas City RN-BSN Rural Nursing Initiative, a distance education program.
February 26, 2015
A profile of Brittany Anundson, a student in the University of North Dakota Physician Assistant Program, which allows students to complete much of the degree requirements at a distance.
February 26, 2015
Profiles of Sarah Thompson and Karrianna Gallagher, students in Creighton University's Entry-Level Distance Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program – Alaska.
November 18, 2014
The Executive Director of the National AHEC Organization discusses its evolution, and how AHECs build the rural healthcare workforce.
February 12, 2014
Simulation training, a promising innovation in healthcare education, is especially useful in rural areas where providers see fewer emergencies.
