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Category: Community Health Track

UNC medical programs encourage graduates to serve in state’s rural areas

September 12, 2017
Imagine driving nearly an hour or 60 to 70 miles along backroads just for a simple checkup at the doctor. For many North Carolinians, basic healthcare is a major issue – and even more dire in an emergency situation. State lawmakers and healthcare officials face significant challenges in providing healthcare...

Beaver Dam resident enters new UNC program to bridge gap in health care access

March 30, 2016
Kyle Melvin, medical student at UNC School of Medicine, is taking in part the inaugural Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program that allows medical students to

Helping Medical Students Feel at Home in Rural Healthcare

September 22, 2015
As rural communities nationally face a shortage of primary-care physicians, a mentorship and education program attracts new physicians to underserved parts of western North Carolina.

UNC School of Medicine program helps rural NC

January 15, 2015
Going into primary care in rural areas has never been the most lucrative option for graduating medical students, but the UNC School of Medicine is trying to address this through the Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars Program. With funding from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust and the knowledge...

Rural scholars program gets boost from $3M endowment

August 14, 2014
ASHEVILLE – The effort to attract medical students to pursue careers in underserved rural areas of Western North Carolina is getting a boost with a $3 million endowment to help pay for scholarships.