"Grow your own" is a popular phrase for those trying to improve the supply of health professionals in rural areas. But does it work? The USDA recently released a report titled "Factors Affecting Former Residents' Returning to Rural Communities". Factors which encouraged residents to return to their rural roots: presence of parents desire to raise… Continue reading Do Residents Return?
Month: September 2015
Turn Up the Volume
Head for the Hills isn't the only event for rural healthcare providers this fall; the Virginia Rural Health Association will be hosting their annual conference October 13 & 14. For twenty years, the Virginia Rural Health Association has served as "The Voice for Rural Health in Virginia." Now they are asking you to turn up the volume… Continue reading Turn Up the Volume
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 