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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Rhys Branman, MD, of Little Rock is honored to announce the first year of the annual
Arkansas Rural Health Scholarship. Designed to support first-year medical and nursing students in Arkansas who are interested in practicing medicine in rural areas of the state, this scholarship will assist students with the cost of tuition and supplies necessary for continuing their education in the medical field. Rural parts of Arkansas face an immense shortage of primary healthcare professionals, and the demand for these positions is only expected to grow. This rural healthcare shortage is compounded by the fact that education costs are increasingly unaffordable for many students who would otherwise serve in these areas, states Dr. Branman. This scholarship will assist first-year healthcare students with tuition and other education costs while encouraging them to reside in and serve rural areas of our state post-graduati