Bringing Health Care Training Closer to Home for Rural Students

The Daily Yonder

Jun 29, 2026

Kansas City University's Rural Health Scholars program is building up the rural health care workforce in the region where Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri meet. By building relationships with 8 different community colleges and 2 four-year universities, the program will accelerate career pathways for students who want to become doctors or dentists in rural communities.

Dental workforce · Health workforce education and training · Physicians · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma