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AHEC Technical Assistance Meeting
April 12, 2011
Aaron FischbachOffice of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services AdministrationDepartment of Health and Human Services
for rural communities
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
ORHP Grants
State Offices of Rural Health
Rural Health Outreach
Rural Network Planning
Rural Network Development
Rural Health Workforce Development - Demo
Rural Health Workforce Development Program
Supports rural health network activities relating to recruitment and retention of primary and allied health care providers, including:
• Student/resident training opportunities in culturally competent, community-focused rural settings
• Student/resident housing and transportation support
• Payment of preceptors
ORHP awarded 20 grants in 18 states on September 1, 2010.
www.3rnet.org www.healthworkforceinfo.org
http://www.ruralhealthworks.org
Rural Training Track Technical Assistance Demonstration Program
• Part of President’s Improving Rural Health Care Initiative
• Three-year cooperative agreement with NRHA (RAC, WWAMI RHRC, NOSORH
• Better understand challenges for family medicine RTT (“1+2”) residency programs
• Target policy and technical assistance to improve viability and fill rates of existing programs and to establish new programs
• Funding to augment recruitment efforts
http://www.raconline.org/rtt/
Rural Guide to Federal Health Professions Funding
Increase familiarity with and promote federal programs that support the training and placement of health care providers in underserved rural communities.
http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/pdf/ruralhealthfundingguidance.pdf
Contact Information
Dan Mareck, MD or Aaron FischbachOffice of Rural Health Policy
[email protected] or [email protected]
http://hrsa.gov/ruralhealth