Rural Health Education and Services

10/02/2025

Thank you to all the candidates and organizations that came together today and made our KCO health care career fair in Wichita such a fantastic success! KCO features opportunities in rural and underserved communities throughout the state, including an informative and inspiring “Life as a Provider in Rural Kansas” panel discussion moderated by Dean Garold Minns, M.D. We are immensely grateful to host this annual event that has proven so vital to our state for nearly 30 years!
Thank you to our 2025 Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) Platinum supporters, Community Care Network of Kansas, Labette Health, Hays Medical Center, PrairieStar Health Center, and Hutchinson Clinic!

09/30/2025

👏 Thank You to Our Sponsors! 👏
We’re grateful to the sponsors who make the largest health care career fair in Kansas possible! Together, we’re connecting health care providers with opportunities in rural and underserved communities across the state. 🌻
Your support helps strengthen Kansas’ health care workforce and ensures brighter futures for our communities. 💙


Labette Health Hutchinson Clinic PrairieStar Health Center Hays Medical Center Community Care Network of Kansas Clay County Medical Center Kansas Hospital Association Four County Mental Health Center, Inc. United HealthCare Community Plan

09/29/2025

Kansas’ largest and most successful health care career fair is this Thursday! Don’t miss your opportunity to check out what opportunities are available in rural and underserved communities across the state!
Learn more: https://www.kumc.edu/institute-for-community-engagement/our-divisions/rural-health/events/health-care-career-fair.html
Thank you to our 2025 Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) Platinum supporters, Community Care Network of Kansas, Labette Health, Hays Medical Center, PrairieStar Health Center, and Hutchinson Clinic!

Rural Health Education and Services' Kansas Career Opportunities health care career fair

09/29/2025

Last call for entries for the Rural Kansas Photography Contest! Entries will be accepted until midnight tomorrow, Sept. 30. Adults and youth may participate. See contest rules and submit your favorite photos today!
“Old Barn with Henbit and Purple Skies” by Jim Walker
www.kumc.edu/photocontest

09/17/2025

Check out the September edition of the Communities newsletter to stay up to date on KU Medical Center events, educational opportunities and the latest news from our divisions!
See newsletter: https://bit.ly/kumccommsept25
Sign up: https://bit.ly/kumccommeng

09/15/2025

KBP & Education Manager Tara Morrow had a terrific time last week presenting in Hiawatha at Kanza Mental Health & Guidance Center, Inc, as well as at Amberwell Health in Atchison.
Read about the leadership and development training services we can bring to your organization: https://www.kumc.edu/institute-for-community-engagement/our-divisions/rural-health/programs-and-services/leadership-and-development-training-services.html

09/11/2025

Calling all teen photographers! 📸 If you’re 13–17 and love capturing the world through your lens, enter the Youth Division of the Rural Kansas Photography Contest. Show us your best shots; we can’t wait to see what you create!
Visit www.kumc.edu/photocontest for rules, category descriptions, and to submit your entries.

08/29/2025

The 2025 Rural Photography Contest is open for entries through Sept. 30. Thank you to all participants who make this event such fun year in and year out!
Explore the categories, rules, previous winning photos and more:

Showcasing the talent of amateur and professional photographers who capture the beauty of Kansas. The grand prize is $100 and your photo is featured in the Kansas Country Living magazine.

08/28/2025

The NHSC's Students to Service Loan Repayment Program can help you repay up to $120,000 in tax-free student loans. In exchange, you’ll serve for three years in a high-need rural, tribal, or urban community.
An additional $40,000 Maternity Care Target Area Supplemental Award is available to eligible physicians and certified nurse midwives.
The application cycle opens soon. Check your eligibility and create your My BHW account now to get a head start on the application process.
https://programportal.hrsa.gov/extranet/public

08/28/2025

🌟 A big THANK YOU to our 2025 Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) Gold supporter, Clay County Medical Center!
👏 And many thanks to our Silver supporters — Four County Mental Health Center, Inc., United Healthcare Community Plan, and the Kansas Hospital Association — for helping make KCO possible.
We can’t wait to see you at KCO:
📍 Wichita – Oct. 2
📍 Salina – Oct. 30
📍 Kansas City – Nov. 5
https://www.kumc.edu/kco

08/28/2025

🌟 A big THANK YOU to our 2025 Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) Platinum supporters, Community Care Network of Kansas, Labette Health, Hays Medical Center, PrairieStar Health Center, and Hutchinson Clinic!

Because of your support, future health care providers have the chance to connect with Kansas communities in need. We can’t wait to see you at KCO:
📍 Wichita – Oct. 2
📍 Salina – Oct. 30
📍 Kansas City – Nov. 5

https://www.kumc.edu/kco

08/22/2025

Meet your next provider at the largest health care career fair in the state this fall!
Exhibitor registration is open for the Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) career fairs in Wichita on Oct. 2 and Kansas City on Nov. 5.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and begin building relationships with prospective employees! Resident physicians, health care job seekers, and students will be out and networking with rural and urban underserved health care organizations from across the state at this annual event.
More info:

Rural Health Education and Services' Kansas Career Opportunities health care career fair