Rural Skin Cancer Patients Tend to 'Slip Through the Cracks.' These Programs Are Trying to Change That
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Description
Provides a brief overview of barriers to accessing
dermatology healthcare services and highlights programs to
improve dermatology care in rural areas. Features a mobile
unit offering skin cancer screenings and other dermatology
services in rural areas of California, Idaho, Illinois,
Oregon, and Utah; a rural dermatology residency training
track in Mississippi; and a Wisconsin program that provides
dermatology training for rural primary care providers,
equipping them with the hands-on skills to provide basic
care when access to a specialist is limited.
Author(s)
Gretel Kauffman
Citation
Rural Monitor
Date
10/2026
Organization
Rural Health Information Hub
Tagged as
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· Cancer
· Graduate medical education
· Health screening
· Health workforce education and training
· Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery
· Specialty care
· Minnesota
· Mississippi
· Oregon
· Wisconsin