Minnesota Clinical Oncology Rural Experience (CORE)
The Rural Cancer Institute offers specialized training and hands-on clinical placements for Minnesota medical residents, fellows, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students to build the skills needed to provide high-quality cancer care in rural areas of the state.
The program uses a community-based model designed to grow the oncology clinical workforce and directly address the cancer care workforce shortage in rural areas.
CORE will offer unpaid clinical rotations in rural oncology clinics, providing hands-on work experience for participants. Rotations will involve shadowing oncologists, assisting with patient care, and participating in multidisciplinary cancer care teams. Each participant will be assigned a mentor from a rural oncology clinic to offer career guidance and support, with mentorship continuing post-training.
The 2026 CORE Program will be hosted at Lakewood Health Systems in Staples, Minnesota.
Medical residents, fellows, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students in Minnesota with an interest in rural oncology are eligible to apply.
Participants will receive temporary housing accommodations and a $100 per week meal incentive during the rotation period.
A link to the application form is available on the program website.
Email the completed application and a current CV or resume to emily@ruralcancer.org.
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