Rural healthcare facilities across the country often
struggle to attract new, young health professionals. One
rural North Dakota city shares their story of how they were
able to hire a newly graduated physician assistant.
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The North Dakota Healthcare Workforce Group uses data to
provide accurate feedback and data driven recommendations
for future rural health policies.
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Peer support specialists are trained to use their
experiences in recovery to help others.
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The town of Grafton, North Dakota uses a community team
approach to recruit two family physicians for their
hospital.
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Critical Access Hospitals in North Dakota are using
telehealth and technology to connect and reconnect to meet
the needs of their rural patients.
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As a University of North Dakota student, founder director
of the Center for Rural Health, and consultant, Dr. Kevin
Fickenscher likes to stir things up.
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North Dakota native and UND School of Medicine & Health
Sciences grad Mary Aaland leads the Rural Surgery Support
Program to help recruit and retain rural surgeons.
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Tara Brandner and Amy Holtan Ellingson are among those
making use of loan repayment programs available to
healthcare professionals willing to work in rural and
underserved areas.
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Health professionals and students gather for Primary Care
Week at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine
& Health Sciences to network and to discuss the role of
primary care in North Dakota's health delivery systems.
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Targeted Rural Health Education (TRHE) is a project where
health profession students who are living and learning in
rural communities explore a local health need and write an
educational article that addresses the issue for the
community.
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