Rural Graduate Medical Education

We are working to reduce physician shortages in rural areas by supporting the development of rural residency programs. If you are interested in accessing tools and resources to support development of residency training, please get started by clicking the link below.

Our Impact

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program and our Technical Assistance Center to create new rural residencies. Below are data on RRPD program outcomes to date.

Rural Residency Programs

Explore all of the RRPD locations in the map, and search and filter for program profile details!

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RRPD locations map
Rural residency

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Our Partners

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
ShepsGME
University of Washington School of Medicine
Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME