UW GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT TO EXPAND RURAL PHYSICIAN TRAINING IN WYOMING

LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 14 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

The University of Wyoming's Department of Graduate Medical Education (GME) has received a federal Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a new Family Medicine Rural Training Program in Buffalo.

The award will support planning, development and accreditation activities to launch Wyoming's second rural residency training track, creating new opportunities for physicians to complete residency training in rural communities and helping address healthcare workforce shortages across the state.

"Access to residency training is one of the most important factors influencing wh...