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      <title>New LSU Health Shreveport Scholarship Program Tackling Critical Rural Workforce Shortage</title>
      <link>https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2026-07-13/new-lsu-health-shreveport-scholarship-program-tackling-critical-rural-workforce-shortage</link>
      <description>Describes a physician assistant scholarship program in a Louisiana university aiming to address rural healthcare workforce shortages in the state. The program will also work with new rural clinical preceptor sites, thereby expanding access to healthcare for rural residents while also offering students rural-focused training.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>UM Launches State's First Public PA Program, Tackling Rural Healthcare Shortage</title>
      <link>https://www.umt.edu/news/2026/06/061126papr.php</link>
      <description>The University of Montana's new physician associate program will begin this fall. The program aims to address workforce shortages across the state, particularly for rural areas.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38646</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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