News in brief HHS provides $90 million to improve health care in rural communities Funding will support efforts to combat opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders and to improve access to maternal and obstetrics care. Aug. 25, 2021Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently provided nearly $90 million to help rural communities combat opioid use disorders and other forms of substance use disorders and to improve access to maternal and obstetrics care. The funding is being awarded through four key programs: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Psychostimulant Support Program Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program Learn more about the funding sources here. More in Newsbriefs DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review. Previous articleHow the Navajo Nation vaccinated 70% of its eligible population against COVID-19 Next articleIn Memoriam: Sept. 7, 2021
DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book.
Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review.