NEWS & COMMENTARY
This section will feature commentary from our staff, students, and colleagues as well as news on our students, programs, and organization.
Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF)
Posted
12/22/2019
Oregon Scholars
The Primary Care Loan Forgiveness (PCLF) program is now accepting applications!
This year the program features a new award calculation that will mean larger award amounts for most new awardees. Applications are due January 3rd, 2020.
For more information, including qualifications, service commitment details and program application, visit the program’s webpage, or contact the Office of Rural Health by email at or by phone at 503-494-4450.
SHPEP Application Deadline is February 5, 2020
Posted
12/15/2019
The applications for SHPEP are open with a deadline of February 5, 2020. Attached is a pdf of the program’s tri-fold brochure. Additional information about the program and the online application can be accessed at the SHPEP national website, and more specific information about the UW’s program site can be found here. This is a free 6-week summer enrichment program for first year and sophomore college students from underrepresented and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds interested in health careers. Room and board is free and students are also paid a $600 stipend. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this information to the pre-health students, faculty, and advisors in your networks. I
SHPEP Brochure (2912 KB)
New Opioid Library Unveiled to Help Address Epidemic
Posted
12/5/2019
More information
View the Library
Oregon AHEC 2018-2019 Annual Report
Posted
12/5/2019
2018-2019 Annual Report
2019 Oregon Rural & Frontier EMS Listening Tour Report
Posted
11/24/2019
Report
Trends in Oregon Nursing Education 2012 - 2018
Posted
11/18/2019
Report
National Rural Health Day -- November 21, 2019
Posted
10/1/2019
Join the ORH in celebrating National Rural Health Day on November 21, 2019!
Every day is rural health day, but one day a year, we make it a national celebration! This is our day to celebrate rural and health care—the people in our communities that keep us healthy, support our families and help drive the economies of our communities!
Learn more...