University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Rural Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a rural training track (RTT) within UNMC's Family Medicine department, explicitly designed around the premise that residents settle within roughly 100 miles of where they train, and structured as a 1+2 model: intern year in Omaha followed by two years embedded at one of four small, geographically dispersed Nebraska sites (Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, Scottsbluff). Each rural site carries only 1-2 residents per class year, producing a low-volume, high-continuity model built around a single longitudinal continuity clinic in an underserved rural community rather than a large tertiary teaching hospital. Research is institutionally supported through UNMC's GME research collaborative and journal but is not positioned as central to this track's identity; the program's evident priority is producing full-scope rural family physicians rather than subspecialists or academicians. The track values applicants with a genuine intention to practice in small Nebraska communities, given the deliberate site placement and continuity-clinic model.