Primary Care and Rural Health

Improving access to quality healthcare in Utah's rural and underserved areas.

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Celebrate National Rural Health Day!

Join us in celebrating the Power of Rural on National Rural Health Day, November 21.

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Programs and Services

Utah Primary Care Grants Program (UPCGP)

State Office of Rural Health (SORH)

Primary Care Office (PCO)

Loan Repayment Opportunities

Oral Health Program

Health Workforce Advisory Council (HWAC)

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Utah Flex)

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

Utah's Rural Health Plan

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Funding Opportunities
Find Grants and Resources

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Rural Health CONNECT Newsletter

Testimonials

“The University of Utah has a fine reputation and allows physicians to craft a job perfect for them. To be able to create a new program and design it exactly the way we wanted has been extraordinary. The Conrad J-1 visa waiver program made this possible. This is my dream job.”
-Dr. John Ryan

“Being part of the community I serve gives me a special relationship with my patients. The sense of community is truly the power and beauty of rural Utah.”
-Dr. Bunot

“I went to school in my late 40s, so I also have to think of retirement,” Foster said. “This grant [Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program] has allowed me to pay off a substantial amount of my debt so that I can focus on my practice and my future retirement.”
-Danette Foster

To read more about PCRH's positive impacts on Utah's communities, visit our news section.

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