Rurally focused Organizations

The Rural Medical Training Collaborative
Learn about rural residency programs including rural life, practice, facts & myths, news updates, and educational opportunities.

National Rural Health Association
NRHA Student & Resident Membership: Student members are full-time students of a health-related training program at any level (enrolled in at least 12 undergraduate or 9 graduate concurrent credit hours per semester). Resident members have received their MD or DO and are participating in a residency program.

additional rural training opportunites

Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Wisconsin AHEC provides programs to strengthen community-based health professional education and community health education. This programming is carried out in a variety of ways, some of which are described below.

  • AHEC Scholars - The Wisconsin AHEC Scholars two-year program is designed to enhance and broaden your health training with a combination of didactic education and community-based field placement in a Wisconsin rural or underserved community.

  • AHEC Community Health Immersion (WI Express) – Since the mid-1990s, AHEC Community Health Immersion (formerly WI Express) has given undergraduate and graduate health profession students the unique opportunity to connect with the diverse communities and cultures of Wisconsin, exploring health care delivery and public health in medically underserved areas.

  • Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) – Summer internship program with placements in local health departments