March 7, 2013
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Human Capital Blog
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The rural nature of Maine provides unique challenges to the state’s 13 nursing schools when it comes to placing students in their needed clinical hospital rotations.
National Program
To develop and implement a six-week academic enrichment program for undergraduates from minority groups, rural areas, and economically disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine or dentistry.
April 10, 2012
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Human Capital Blog
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Former Health & Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD, penned an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times making the case for devising more effective ways to deliver dental care to poor or rural communities across the nation. The Secretary notes th ...
February 29, 2012
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Human Capital Blog
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The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded $9.1 million to medical students participating in the National Health Service Corps’ Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. In exchange for funds to repay their medical school debts, t ...
January 1, 1999
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Program Result
A project team at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, created a self-paced, interactive computer program to be used as a training tool for Alaska's Community Health Aide/Practitioner Program.
July 1, 1999
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Program Result
From 1993 to 1997, South Carolina Hospital Research and Education Foundation, West Columbia, S.C., developed and delivered three new nursing degree programs to rural areas.