2004 Rural Health Scholars Program application materials are available as a Word file. If you need assistance, please call 205.348.5892 or e-mail iwallace@cchs.ua.edu 2004 Minority Rural Health Pipeline Program application materials are available as a Word file. If you need assistance, please call 205.348.5892 or e-mail iwallace@cchs.ua.edu

List of UA Rural Health Scholars Classes 1993-2000 Click Here

The Rural Health Scholars Program is conducted by the UA College of Community Health Sciences, a branch of the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Rural Health Scholars live on the UA campus during a 5-week summer program prior to their senior year. Chosen based on academic achievement and interest in rural health care, these outstanding high school juniors from rural areas take two courses for college credit (English and Chemistry) and participate in field trips and lectures related to rural health careers.

Rural Health Scholars on field trip to anatomy lab

RHSP Overview The Rural Health Scholars program was initiated in 1993 by John Wheat, MD, a faculty member at the UA College of Community Health Sciences and the University of Alabama School of Medicine, UA Chemistry Professor Dr. Robert Garner, and Cynthia Moore, now the program’s director. In the past seven years (1993-2000), over 200 Rural Health Scholars have attended the program. (21% are African-Americans, and 66% females). These scholars represent 45 rural Alabama counties. A list of our Rural Health Scholars is available here (indexed by county).

Dr. Wheat, top left, and Cynthia Moore, front right, with Rural Health Scholars.

Funding is provided largely by the Alabama Family Practice Rural Health Board, with supplements from small hospitals, MASA (Medical Association, State of Alabama), the Alabama Chapter-American Academy of Family Physicians, and The University of Alabama. Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE), the Rural Alabama Health Alliance (RAHA), and Russell S. Lee Floor and Tile in Tuscaloosa sponsor portions of the program.