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Undergraduate Investment to Increase Rural Primary Care Physicians

February 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Rural Medicine Pathway Program (RMPP) is a collaboration between the UNC School of Medicine and the Carolina Covenant Scholars Program. Undergraduate students from rural NC are engaged in years-long professional development opportunities to learn about rural medicine. In Fall 2025, we launched an APPLES service learning course for RMPP Scholars to examine the roles of public health and community based efforts in promoting patient-centered care. Additionally, this course seeks to create a pathway to improve rural healthcare and address workforce shortfalls, particularly primary care, across the state of North Carolina through strengthening professional competencies via undergraduate student engagement in rural communities.

Presenters: 

  • Maribel Borger, PhD, Co-Director, Rural Medicine Pathway Program, Health Behaviors, Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • Brian Hogan, PhD, Teaching Professor, Chemistry, Co-Director, Rural Medicine Pathway Program

Location: 6310 Roper Hall (UNC School of Medicine)

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