UF Researchers Build AI System to Bring Mobile Clinics to Doctor-Starved Rural Areas

The Independent Florida Alligator

Mar 22, 2026

Describes a research initiative investigating how artificial intelligence and mobile clinics might be used to increase access to care in rural areas with workforce shortages. Highlights rural healthcare access disparities and implementation challenges related to broadband and patient privacy.

Access · Broadband · Health workforce supply and demand · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Patient privacy · Technology for health and human services · Florida