This Rural Health Day, we’re celebrating the community-based education, research, and clinical care initiatives at the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine that are improving the health and well-being of rural Washingtonians.
Check out stories from the past year about our work to meet the needs of our state’s medically underserved communities, from training doctors committed to rural medicine to investigating how gaps in health care access shape health outcomes:
- A Triple Coug’s Path to Practicing Medicine in Rural Washington
- Research on the Road: Brain Fit Clinic Brings Screenings to Local Communities
- Rural and Minority Dementia Patients Face Disparities in Access to Neurologists
- Geography a Factor in Colorectal Cancer Screening Access, Mortality
- Mobile Simulation Program Brings Medical Training to Washington Communities
- College of Medicine Hosts Youth Suicide Education and Prevention Summit in Chewelah
- WSU Brings Bilingual Speech Therapy Camp to Tri-Cities
National Rural Health Day is celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November to bring attention to the unique needs of rural communities and recognize the health care providers and organizations that serve them.