Education Partnerships Enhance Nurses' Skills, Encourage Retention
by Candi Helseth
Programs in Wisconsin and Oregon are helping nurses develop the skills they need to successfully practice in rural settings.

Advanced Practice Nurses Fill Health Care Gaps in Rural Areas
by Candi Helseth
Nurse-owned clinics and advanced degree nurses are
supplementing and sometimes replacing primary care physicians
in underserved areas.

Distance Technologies Help Rural Nurses Pursue Advanced Degrees

Challenges for Human Services
by Tom Corbett, Ph.D.
The Promise of Spring or Winter Continued?
Despite the current economic recovery, rural areas are still suffering due to aging populations, lower salaries and higher unemployment.

Look What’s Coming
by Wayne Myers, M.D.
Change!
Health care reform will bring opportunities for economic growth and quality improvement to rural hospitals and providers.

Around the Country
by Candi Helseth
Future Doctors Hone Skills on Medical Missions Around the World
Students at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic
Medicine are learning technical skills and compassion on medical missions in Appalachia and abroad.

Nonprofit Networks Supply Travel Nurses to Rural Montana
Local travel nurses from two networks in eastern and western Montana can work for shorter time frames and go to more remote areas than most of their urban counterparts.

Rural Spotlight
An Interview with Sandra Pope
by Beth Blevins
The newly named director of the West Virginia Area Health Education Center discusses her training as a social worker
and other life experiences that led her to her current position.