Rural Project Examples: Interprofessional training of the health workforce
Other Project Examples
Old Dominion University's Student-Run Mobile Health Clinic
Added November 2023
- Need: To fill gaps in care for rural communities in southeastern Virginia while providing clinical placement opportunities for nursing students.
- Intervention: A free mobile health clinic staffed by Old Dominion University nursing students that visits rural schools and other community centers.
- Results: Hundreds of students have gained hands-on rural experience working in the clinic since its launch.
Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students (REHPS)
Updated/reviewed July 2023
- Need: An ongoing shortage of healthcare providers in rural areas of South Dakota
- Intervention: A 4-week summer program placing health professions students in rural communities.
- Results: Of graduating participants, 71% practice in South Dakota with 30% of those graduates practicing in rural communities with populations fewer than 10,000, or veteran facilities.
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