Rural Reporter
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Feds Seek Rural Input on Healthcare Access
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeks public input about access to health care in rural communities. The agency wants to know—what are the core health care services needed in your rural area? What types and numbers of health care professionals are needed? What factors are important to identify core health services? And how should access to health care services be measured? The request for information will inform the work of the HHS Rural Health Task Force. (Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash)
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Wisconsin Study Aims to Address Housing Shortage
The City of Barron needs more than 170 homes and 118 apartment units in order to meet the city's housing demand, according to a larger study measuring housing availability in west-central Wisconsin.
According to one economic development official, the lack of housing is directly tied to hundreds of job vacancies in the area.
The final housing study report, which is nearing completion, will include tools that local governments can use to spur development of affordable starter-homes, reports Wisconsin Public Radio. (Photo by Traveler on Unsplash)
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How Medicine Became the Stealth Family-Friendly Profession
Medicine has become something of a stealth family-friendly profession, argues a new column in The New York Times' The Upshot. As American employers struggle to adapt to the realities of modern family life and as younger generations of workers demand more balance, medicine offers a road map.
The key to being family-friendly? Flexibility. Medicine has changed in ways that offer doctors and other health care workers the option of more control over their hours, depending on the specialty and job they choose, while still practicing a the top of their training and being paid proportionately. And, flexible, predictable hours are the key — across occupations — to shrinking gender gaps, according to the body of research by Claudia Goldin, an economist at Harvard. (Photo: Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash)
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Challenges of Rural Health Care Highlighted by Governor
Governor Tony Evers, Senator Tammy Baldwin and State Senator Jennifer Shilling put the need for more rural health care in the spotlight Tuesday by touring Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center in the western Wisconsin town of Cashton, reports WKBT. (Screenshot courtesy of WKBT/Martha Koloski)
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Push For Dental Therapists in Wisconsin Has Foes
A bipartisan push for the Wisconsin Legislature to create a dental therapist license as part of an effort to provide basic services in mostly rural areas is meeting with stiff opposition from dentists. The latest idea being pushed primarily by Republicans faces opposition from the Wisconsin Dental Association and Marquette University, which houses the state’s only dental school. For years, dentists in Wisconsin and across the country have been fighting efforts to allow dental therapists to practice.
Matt Rossetto, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Dental Association, says Wisconsin’s problem isn’t the number of dentists, but that not enough of them live in underserved areas. Scott Bauer reports for The Associated Press. Previously here and here. (Photo by Moses Vega on Unsplash)
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Federal Student Aid (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The Program was created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Primary Care Loans – HRSA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Loans to third and fourth year students may be increased to repay outstanding balances on other loans taken out while in attendance at that school. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Technical Assistance and Training Grants for Rural Waste Systems – Wisconsin USDA Rural Development (Deadline: 12/31/2019)Technical Assistance and Training Grants can be used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas, to assist in preparation of Rural Development grants, and to improve operation and maintenance of existing water and waste disposal in rural areas. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis from October 1 through December 31. Funding »
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Low Cost Denture Program – Marquette University’s School of Dentistry (Deadline: 05/01/2020)Wisconsin residents who have no remaining teeth are eligible to become participants in the annual denture program. The goals of the program are to: provide hands-on clinical training to dental students early in their dental education, provide dental students the opportunity to develop their communication skills while working with older patients, and provide full dentures (prosthetics) to Wisconsin residents at very little cost. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. If spots are filled, eligible patients are placed on a waiting list for the following year. Deadlines each year will be approximately the first week in May. Funding »
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Otto Bremer Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The Foundation funds a variety of work important to a community's future giving the highest priority to those opportunities with the potential to move a community forward in meaningful, powerful and broad-based ways. This broadness of vision is intentional in order to encourage innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Grants are made only to organizations whose beneficiaries are residents of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, with priority given to communities that are homes and neighbors to Bremer banks. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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ADHA Institute for Oral Health Research Grant (Deadline: 02/28/2020)General Purpose: To promote the oral health of the public by improving dental hygiene education and practice; To advance dental hygiene through the discovery and application of knowledge which includes original research, developmental prospects and qualitative and quantitative research; To develop and expand upon the dental hygiene body of knowledge; and To promote the delivery of quality oral healthcare. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Applications available in November 2019. Funding »
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Accelerating Community-Centered Approaches In Health – Kresge Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)All organizations and disciplines within the health system have roles to play in fostering community health. Hospitals, clinics, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, insurers, public health officers and others are key to addressing the social and physical conditions that affect health. All those with a stake in creating the conditions for children to learn, adults to prepare for and excel in good jobs, and a society to thrive must consider the value of allocating resources to interventions that promote community health. Application accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Green Card Through a Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The employment category (EB-2) allows individuals of exceptional ability and individuals who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees to get a green card (permanent residence). For EB-2s a job offer and a labor certification is generally required. This requirement can be waived if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the EB-2 petition would be in the national interest of the United States. One reason US Citizen and Immigration Services may grant the national interest waiver is because a physician agrees to work for a period of time in a designated underserved area. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Seize The Moment Grants - Institute for Rural America (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The small grants are designed for groups needing to take quick action on issues that arise. These issues may call for immediate organizing or action that cannot be predicted and are not budgeted. In some cases it is crucial to act immediately to address the issue and take advantage of an organizing or teaching opportunity. The grants are for organizing in response to an unanticipated challenge or threat to an organization’s work and/or undertaking urgent action in response to extraordinary conditions. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund - National Medical Fellowships (Deadline: 12/31/2020)In these difficult and uncertain times, financial assistance to minority medical students from underrepresented communities is more crucial than ever. Funding will help students maintain financial stability during the critical final semesters of medical school so that they can focus on the future - a future of service to their communities and the nation as a whole. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Rukmini and Joyce Vasudevan Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Established with a gift from Dr. Sridhar Vasudevan to honor his mother, Rukmini, and his wife, Joyce, this fund is available to female students who will be entering their third or fourth year of medical school, in Wisconsin, in the fall. Applicants must provide examples of your compassion, caring and courage or hard work despite adversity or obstacles in life. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Catherine Slota-Varma, MD Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Established with a gift from the estate of Dr. Catherine Slota-Varma, a pediatrician consistently named as a “Top Doc” in Milwaukee, this fund is available to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. Applicants must provide information on your desire to pursue a primary care career and examples of your leadership and involvement with organized medicine whether through school organizations, the AMA, or the county or state medical society. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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John D. and Virginia Riesch Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Established with a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Riesch, this fund offers scholarships for students pursuing careers as physicians or nurses. Applicants for the medical doctor award must be attending UW School of Medicine and Public Health and nursing students must be attending UW-Madison. Applicants must stress how you have demonstrated empathy, recognition of colleagues, passion for learning and the desire to share your knowledge to educate colleagues and patients. Preference is given to students who desire to practice in Wisconsin. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Robert Jason Gore Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Established with a gift from Dr. Donald and Jackie Gore in memory of their grandson, Robert Jason Gore, who was killed in Iraq, this fund is available to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. Examples of how you live the values of chivalry, honor and loyalty, and how you will use those qualities in caring for patients must be provided. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Goodman-Goodell Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Established through an estate gift from Maurice Goodman, Jr., awards from this fund are limited to students currently in their second year of attending medical school in Wisconsin who are from the Portage, Wisconsin area and who express an interest in specializing in pulmonary medicine or in general family practice. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Edmund J. and Estelle D. Walker and General Medical Education Scholarships - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Through the Edmund J. and Estelle D. Walker Trust and general scholarship funds, the Foundation offers scholarships to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. You must have completed or be in the process of completing at least one year in medical school to be eligible. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Presidential Scholar Award - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)To recognize future medical leaders, this $3,000 award is available to medical students who will be entering their fourth year next fall and who exemplify the attributes, skills and desire to become a medical leader in Wisconsin. In addition to general scholarship eligibility, applicants must show active involvement with the Wisconsin Medical Society or a County Medical Society. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Amy Hunter-Wilson, MD, Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)This scholarship is available to American Indian students who pursue training or advanced education as doctors of medicine, nurses, or in a related health field. Award amounts vary, generally $1,000 or more. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Victor A. Baylon, MD, Memorial Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)As a lasting tribute to Dr. Baylon, a pathologist from Racine, his family and the laboratory staff of All Saints Healthcare System, Inc. created this scholarship for medical students, medical technologists and clinical laboratory scientists. Scholarships of $1,000 or more are limited to residents of Racine or Milwaukee Counties. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Community Grant - Alliant Energy Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)Grants focus on contributing to a wide range of programs aimed at improving the quality of community life. Funding is awarded to support specific initiatives that address community needs and benefit a large number of people in five primary areas of giving: human needs, education, culture and art, civic, and the environment. See website for exact deadlines. Funding »
