Rural Health & Human Services News by Topic: Financial aid for health career education - Rural Health Information Hub

Update to List of Professional Degree Programs Due to Court Order

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Provides an interim list of programs that are and are not designated as professional degree programs following the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's partial stay of the May 1, 2026 Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Final Rule published in the Federal Register. Offers guidance to educational institutions for disbursing funds for affected programs.

$10 Million Gift Launches Statewide Effort to Expand Access to Care in Rural Alabama

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500

A new philanthropic donation from Mike and Gillian Goodrich to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine will support the training of rural primary care physicians and meet rural training and residency needs. Discusses how well-supported pathways to rural practice support rural health access.

$25 Million Gift Will Bolster Rural, Indigenous Healthcare

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500

A new philanthropic donation to the University of Washington School of Medicine Medical Student Education Program will create new scholarships and student support programs to increase primary care physicians in rural and tribal Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.

Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500

A new program in Hawaii offers free medical school in exchange for practicing in a rural Hawaiian community for 5 years. Describes the physician shortages in Hawaii and profiles some of the students already participating in the program, which is funded through the state's Rural Health Transformation Program.

UVM Offers Student Loan Forgiveness to Keep Primary Care Doctors in Vermont

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Discusses a loan forgiveness program for rural practicing Vermont physicians as a strategy to recruit and retain rural physicians.

VA: Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeking comments on forms related to the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) and Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP). The information collected is used for VA to determine an applicant's eligibility to receive a scholarship award and compliance with program requirements. Comments are due by July 14, 2026.