AHEC Technical Assistance Meeting

April 12, 2011

Aaron FischbachOffice of Rural Health Policy

Health Resources and Services AdministrationDepartment of Health and Human Services

for rural communities

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

ORHP Grants

State Offices of Rural Health

Rural Health Outreach

Rural Network Planning

Rural Network Development

Rural Health Workforce Development - Demo

Rural Health Workforce Development Program

Supports rural health network activities relating to recruitment and retention of primary and allied health care providers, including:

• Student/resident training opportunities in culturally competent, community-focused rural settings

• Student/resident housing and transportation support

• Payment of preceptors

ORHP awarded 20 grants in 18 states on September 1, 2010.

www.3rnet.org www.healthworkforceinfo.org

http://www.ruralhealthworks.org

Rural Training Track Technical Assistance Demonstration Program

• Part of President’s Improving Rural Health Care Initiative

• Three-year cooperative agreement with NRHA (RAC, WWAMI RHRC, NOSORH

• Better understand challenges for family medicine RTT (“1+2”) residency programs

• Target policy and technical assistance to improve viability and fill rates of existing programs and to establish new programs

• Funding to augment recruitment efforts

http://www.raconline.org/rtt/

Rural Guide to Federal Health Professions Funding

Increase familiarity with and promote federal programs that support the training and placement of health care providers in underserved rural communities.

http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/pdf/ruralhealthfundingguidance.pdf

Contact Information

Dan Mareck, MD or Aaron FischbachOffice of Rural Health Policy

301-443-0835dmareck@hrsa.gov or afischbach@hrsa.gov

http://hrsa.gov/ruralhealth