Any student with interest in rural generalist practice – whether family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, pediatrics, women’s health, surgery, public health, or research – is strongly encouraged to apply for the Rural Health Scholars Program.
The purpose of the program is to foster interest among medical students in a career in rural practice and to prepare them for a leadership role in restoring health to the rural communities in which they will someday live. Students from any level of medical school training and from any Ohio medical school are welcome.
- Rural Health Scholars Retreat Friday-Sunday, October 4-6, at Cedar Hill Lodge in Logan, OH
- A one-year student membership in the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and its Student Constituency Group, with all the attendant benefits
- An opportunity for two selected students to attend Rural Health Policy Institute in Washington, DC, February 11-13, 2020, and two students to attend the NRHA Annual Meeting and Rural Medical Educators preconference in San Diego, CA, May 19-22, 2020. The total travel and meeting stipend this year is $750 per student and may be supplemented with other scholarships, including scholarships from the NRHA.
- Describe those specialties of special importance to rural communities
- Describe the concept of a Critical Access Hospital and the challenges they face
- Pursue training in rural general surgery or another specialty of special importance to the health of rural communities
- Engage with a variety of physicians, both young and experienced, who are passionate about working in a rural place
- Connect with other students with an interest in preparing for generalist rural practice.
Other than the expense of travel to the retreat location, all meals, lodging, and other retreat expenses are provided courtesy of The Ohio State University Department of Family Medicine and its Rural Fund, the Dr. J. Martin Byers Jr. Memorial Endowment Fund; and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
For additional information or clarification, please send an email to Dawn Mollica and copy Randall Longenecker, MD, with “Rural Health Scholar Application” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is Monday, September 9. Space is limited, so please apply early as preference will be given to earlier applicants.