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“In the evolving landscape of American healthcare, the call to practice and serve in rural communities offers a profound and transformative opportunity for clinicians. Rural areas often face significant healthcare disparities, including limited access to medical resources and specialized care. This context demands a new kind of medical professional—one who is not only skilled in clinical practice but also deeply committed to community engagement and advocacy. Through accompaniment, physicians forge strong relationships with patients, understand their unique challenges and needs, and support their patients and communities."

�����Ƶ looks forward to advocating for and celebrating rural health care organizations, clinicians and staff on National Rural Health Day. �����Ƶ is committed to improving access to care in rural communities and exposing our trainees to rural medicine joys and needs. 

"It is of vital importance that we ensure all rural Texans have the opportunity to be healthy and have access to affordable, quality health care regardless of where they call home.

Expanding access to care in the region, whether through telehealth interactions with family physicians and subspecialists via �����Ƶ’s telehealth hubs, in one-on-one interactions with our Medicine on the Move teams, or via one of the 12 rural residents supporting hospitals and clinics across the Permian Basin is core to our mandate. Rural residents have had more than 20,000 patient encounters since the program’s inception, supporting communities that support the country with food, fuel and fiber. Our partners on the ground are invaluable. �����Ƶ is proud to recognize the incredible work of health professionals and volunteers in our community on National Rural Health Day and throughout the year.”