News Stories

This year’s Annual Meeting promises to be an exciting event! Hosted by three participating rural residency programs in Oregon – a new expanded precedent in hosting for The RTT Collaborative – the Collaborative is enjoying its seventh year of existence as a nationwide cooperative of rural programs in medical school and residency. The meeting also welcomes the Rural Medical Educators (a special interest group within the National Rural Health Association) and the Rural Residency Planning and Development grantees and technical assistance center staff for 2019-2021 (RRPD).
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In this September’s newsletter, the RTT Collaborative has some new and exciting events and programs to share. Inside this issue, you can find a feature on a newly accredited participating program in Grays Harbor, WA, a summary of the 2019 AAFP National Conference, and interviews with our new board members.

If you aren’t already one of the many dedicated participating programs that collaborates with RTTC,
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Look for us at National Conference!

Rural will be well-represented at the 2019 AAFP National Conference in Kansas City.  The RTT Collaborative will have more than 30 Participating Programs exhibiting  this year.  View the rural programs map to see a  list of all rural programs.  Students interested in the  Recruiting for Rural Inquiry Breakfast should register by 7/24.
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Having just wrapped up our 2019 RTT Collaborative Annual Meeting, we want to extend a big thank you to everyone who attended and made it a success. Be sure to check out the June 2019 Newsletter, especially page 4 and 5 for highlights and pictures of the event.

For those of you looking to attend next year,
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The RTT Collaborative Board and the cooperative of rural programs the Collaborative represents is happy to offer up to three scholarships for the National Institute for Program Director Development fellowship program in academic year 2019-2020. Any director, site director, or faculty of a currently accredited or developing rural program is encouraged to apply.
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Visit our new interactive map, which can be filtered to show only Integrated Rural Training Tracks (IRTT), IRTT-like programs, and/or rurally located programs. Be sure to zoom out to catch the one program in Hawaii, and zoom in to explore your own region of the country. Mouse over programs for the rural town and state, click on the pin, and get more information,
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Spring is in the air! Please take a moment to read our newsletter full of important updates and reminders. Highlights of the March 2019 Newsletter include competency domains of rural practice, a new Board Member announcement, a developing program spotlight, photo contest results, and much more.

Join us as a participating program, or renew your participation if you have not already done so.
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 via Grants.gov: Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program. Read more in our December Newsletter.

HRSA has scheduled a technical assistance webinar to help prospective applicants understand, prepare, and submit an application for this program for Monday, December 17, 2018 from 2 – 3:30 pm ET.
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Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we hope you take a moment to read the exciting year-end updates and opportunities the RTT Collaborative has to share with you. Highlights of the December 2018 newsletter include a message on Agency and Courage, an important domain of competence for rural practice, our annual Photo Contest announcement, and the release of a funding opportunity,
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The RTT Collaborative has just published its Annual Report for the 2017 – 2018 school year. We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to over the last year. Read on for a message from the Executive Director, newsletter snapshots, participating programs, and more. The intention is to produce such a report every year, so you can look forward to another annual report next year!
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