2022 Rural Health Conference

East Tennessee State University Health Sciences faculty, staff, and students were well-represented at the nation’s largest gathering of rural health professionals in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The 45th annual Rural Health Conference sponsored by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) took place May 10-13, 2022, with more than 80 sessions designed to help raise the standard of rural health.

ETSU faculty and students presented on topics ranging from rural opioid misuse to health equity grants.

Recent Quillen College of Medicine graduate rooted its mission in improving the lives of the people in the region.

Dr. Rebekka Delgado received the NRHA/John Snow Inc. Student Leadership Award, and NORC Senior Scientist Dr. Craig Mueller, also a member of the ETSU/ NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center, won the NRHA Rural Health Researcher of the Year Award.

“In addition to the Center for Rural Health Research, we have several other centers working on rural health issues, including ETSU’s Addiction Science Center, CARE Women’s Health, and the Center for Cardiovascular Risk Research,” Wykoff said. “Working together and with other colleges and programs across the university, ETSU will continue to be a leader in rural health research for the foreseeable future.”