Rural Workforce Preparation

Creating a healthcare workforce pathway

UNMC has long been committed to educating and preparing the state's rural health workforce to ensure students are well-prepared to meet the unique health care needs of rural Nebraska. Through long-standing programs such as guaranteed admission pathway programs for rural residents to interprofessional student interest groups focused on rural health, UNMC is helping develop health care providers who will improve access to quality health care in rural communities all across Nebraska. 

The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) and Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP) are designed to address the health care needs of rural Nebraska. The health professions pathway programs recruit, educate and graduate leaders from Nebraska who are committed to returning to Nebraska's rural areas to practice health care.

• Eligibility
• Frequently asked questions

Partner institutions

• Chadron State College

  Kristal Kuhnel - email

  Participating programs
  Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Radiography

• University of Nebraska-Kearney

  Peggy Abels - email

  Participating programs
  Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Radiography

• Peru State College

  Deb Clopton - email

  Participating programs
  Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Radiography
   

• Wayne State College

  Todd Young, Ph.D. - email

  Participating programs
  Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy and Radiography