Rural Graduate Medical Education

We are working to reduce physician shortages in rural areas by supporting the development of rural residency programs. If you are interested in accessing tools and resources to support development of residency training, please get started by clicking the link below.

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Our Impact

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program and our Technical Assistance Center to create new rural residencies. Below are data on RRPD program outcomes to date.

Rural Residency Programs

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Our Partners

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

ShepsGME

Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME

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This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement #UK6RH32513. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

As a technical assistance center on rural health issues, RRPD provides access to a wide range of resources on relevant topics. Inclusion on RRPD does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, the contents by RRPD or the Health Resources and Services Administration.

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