Rural Health
News by Topic: Health career pathways
Oct 8, 2026 - Highlights a health career pathways program in Montana that accelerates the path to completion for healthcare degrees. The program aims to train rural students in an effort to fill rural healthcare workforce gaps.
Source: University of Montana News
Oct 1, 2026 - Announces new awarded funding in Alabama from the Rural Health Transformation Program. Initiatives include maternal and fetal health, emergency medical services for stroke response and treat-in-place services, simulation training, cancer screening and treatment, equipment upgrades, and workforce pipeline projects.
Source: Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
Sep 14, 2026 - Highlights a healthcare career exploration event for rural middle school students in Tennessee.
Source: ETSU News
Sep 8, 2026 - Describes an industry tours program for rural high school advisers in Missouri aiming to support them in adding similar tours for their rural students. Notes the improved employment outcomes for students and employers that participate in similar programs.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Aug 20, 2026 - Describes summer camps for middle and high school students in Virginia to explore healthcare career paths with the goal of addressing workforce shortages in rural communities.
Source: VCU Health News Center