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 7-9, at Cedar Hill Lodge in Logan, OH
- A one-year student membership in the National Rural Health Association and its Student Constituency Group, with all the attendant benefits
- A $500 per student travel and meeting stipend for two selected students to attend the Rural Health Policy Institute Tuesday-Thursday, February 7-9, 2017, in Washington, DC.
- Addressing appropriate opioid use, abuse prevention, and addiction in rural communities
- Connecting with other students and physicians with an interest in 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 Randall Longenecker, MD, with “Rural Health Scholar Application” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is Monday, September 12. Space is limited, so please apply early as preference will be given to earlier applicants.