New Rural Residency Programs Could Come to Arizona, Utah and Wyoming

Wyoming Public Radio

Sep 23, 2026

Discusses family medicine in rural communities following the announcement of new federally funded family medicine residency programs. Notes that clinicians from or trained in rural areas are more likely to practice there, addressing workforce needs in rural communities. Describes how residencies have been used in various states, the use of Rural Health Transformation Program funds, and tribal community residencies.

Funding · Graduate medical education · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Primary care · Rural Health Transformation Program · Tribal communities · Arizona · Colorado · Idaho · Utah · Wyoming