If you ask an attorney, says David Kapaska, D.O.’86, the standard of health care is the same at the renowned Mayo Clinic as it is in Bowdle, SD, population 499 (U.S. Census Bureau). “That’s a high bar,” says Kapaska, regional …
When you ask Greg Paris, M.H.A.’98, what Monroe County Hospital and Clinics (MCHC) were like just over a decade ago, his eyes widen and his smile fades. “We were a remarkably different hospital,” he says. The chief executive officer isn’t …
Nurturing a crop of top-quality health care professionals Read More
In the same way orchard owners plant trees with a long-term view of the fruits of their labors, some organizations are working to plant interest in health care careers among young students. They include the nation’s Area Health Education Centers, …
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Last summer, DMU osteopathic medical student Bill Bensen found many benefits during a preceptorship at Kossuth Regional Health Center (KRHC) in Algona, IA. The critical care hospital and multi-specialty clinic let him dive into a variety of patient-care cases, working …
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Health care providers may be scarce as hen’s teeth in rural areas, but that paucity is producing a bumper crop of employment opportunities for health care professionals ready to embrace the perqs and quirks of rural practice. Here are some ways the University, individuals and organizations are sowing interest in rural medicine.