Kansas Connections

Kansas Connections shares news, interviews, and success stories about what Kansas communities are doing to strengthen and ensure access to health care in rural and underserved Kansas. We also showcase the benefits of life in a rural community. Created and distributed by Rural Health Education and Services, our stories are posted on an ongoing basis. See our most recent stories below, or jump to our archive page to view all of our past stories.

Recent Articles

Medical student group helps future physicians prepare for a career in rural medicine
May 30, 2017 -- In January 2007, Michael Kennedy, M.D. and several students at The University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSM) began exploring the idea of forming a group that would connect students who were interested in rural medicine to each other and to resources that would prepare them for rural practice.

Kansas Recruitment and Retention
May 05, 2017 -- In her role as physician recruiter with Salina Regional Health Center, Brandie Nelson wants to do more than simply fill an open position with a qualified candidate and call it a day.

Provider Spotlight: Julie Stewart, M.D.
Mar 03, 2017 -- Stewart brings passion and purpose on a mission to serve patients in Southeast Kansas and the world.

Kansas Career Opportunities Career Fair
Dec 07, 2016 -- As a medical student, Dr. Robert Ullom wasn’t certain exactly where he wanted to practice, but he had set one condition — the hospital had to be rural.

Kansas Bridging Plan
Nov 22, 2016 -- For Alisa Schmidt, M.D., returning to her hometown of Hillsboro, Kansas, to begin her medical practice was an easy decision.

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