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The RTT Collaborative June 2022 Newsletter is now available!

Happy summer!! We have a busy newsletter for you this season, but make sure you check out our annual meeting page for post-meeting information and details on next year! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend this year, it was lovely seeing everyone after so long. 
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Hana Hinkle, PhD, has been named executive director of the Rural Training Track Collaborative, a national non-profit organization that works to sustain health professions education in rural areas through mutual encouragement, peer learning, practice improvement and the delivery of technical expertise, all in the support of a quality workforce. Members of the collaborative include undergraduate and graduate medical education programs and other health professions programs invested in producing health professionals for rural practice.
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The RTT Collaborative March 2022 Newsletter is now available!

Happy Spring! We have a busy newsletter for you this season, but make sure you check out the photo contest winners at the end of the newsletter. We had some incredibly lovely submissions!

Some newsletter highlights include: 

• Rural Program Directors University (Rural PDU) information
• Informing Policy and Incremental Design
• Supporting Rural Medical Education by Fostering Scholarly Activity.
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Big thanks to everyone who entered the RTT Collaborative’s 2022 Photo Contest!! There were so many lovely submissions, and we had a difficult time picking through the talent to pick the few winners. That being said, we’re extremely proud of the five selections who won the contest this year. View them below, and keep an eye out for next year’s photo contest announcement this summer.
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The RTT Collaborative December 2021 Newsletter is now available!

Some newsletter highlights include: 

• RTT Collaborative Annual Photo Contest information
• The RTT Collaborative Annual Scholarly Intensive Announcement
• Rural Residency Consultant Learning Community Query
• Save that Date! For the RTTC’s Annual Meeting
• Participating Programs Highlight in North Dakota

Check out the full newsletter here: December 2021 Newsletter.pdf (2.48 MB pdf)

A Community of Practice in Rural Health Research The RTT Collaborative Annual Scholarly Intensive – Online Hosted by the RTTC and supported by Rural PREP with funding by HRSA
Save the Date: 12 Noon to 4 PM Eastern both days with optional hour 4:00 to 5:00 PM on Friday Thursday and Friday, Jan. 20 – 21,
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HRSA Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program  – applications due December 20. Yesterday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced two funding opportunities to expand the rural health workforce.  The RRPD program aims to increase opportunities for physicians to train in rural residencies.  A total of $10.5 million will develop 14 new rural residency programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
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The RTT Collaborative has published its Annual Report 2020 – 2021!
Thank you to everyone who has supported the RTTC and helped make it successful.

In this report, you will find…

•   Letter from the Executive Director on the impact of the RTT Collaborative

•   Statistics on the RTT’s Participating Programs

•   How to be become a Participating Program

•   Income Report

•   Expense Report

•   Highlights from September 2020 –
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The RTT Collaborative September 2021 Newsletter is now available!

This newsletter includes resources, announcements and summaries for the summer conferences: AAFP National Conference, the RTT Rural Residency Fest and the RTT Rural Residency Fair. In this newsletter, we also announce the opening of the RTT Annual Photo Contest!

Some newsletter highlights include: 

• RTT Collaborative Rural Residency Fair Summary
• RTT Collaborative Rural Residency Fest Summary
• AAFP National Conference Summary
• Save the Date and location!!
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The RTT Collaborative July 2021 Student Newsletter is now available!

This newsletter includes resources, announcements and advice for students regarding the upcoming events, AAFP National Conference, a list of resources, and available board positions.

Some newsletter highlights include: 

• Various program lists kept by RTT
• Rural Residency Fest Announcements + information
• AAFP National Conference Announcement + information
• Rural Residency Fair Announcement + information
• List of RTT Programs at National Conference
• List of rural resources for students
• Available student and resident board positions
• Upcoming photo contest announcement + information

Check out the full newsletter here: July 2021 Students Newsletter (1.45 MB pdf)