AHEC Technical Assistance Meeting April 12, 2011

1. AHEC Technical Assistance MeetingApril 12, 2011 Aaron Fischbach Office of Rural Health Policy Health Resources and Services Administration Department of Health and Human Services

2. Federal Office of Rural Health Policy for rural communities

3. ORHP Grants • State Offices of Rural Health • Rural Health Outreach • Rural Network Planning • Rural Network Development • Rural Health Workforce Development - Demo

4. 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.

5. www.3rnet.org www.healthworkforceinfo.org http://www.ruralhealthworks.org

6. 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/

7. 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

8. Contact Information Dan Mareck, MD or Aaron Fischbach Office of Rural Health Policy 301-443-0835 dmareck@hrsa.gov or afischbach@hrsa.gov http://hrsa.gov/ruralhealth