Inequities in rural healthcare pose a worldwide challenge. In the U.S., one out of every five Americans experiences major disparities in health and healthcare delivery due to geographic isolation, socioeconomic status and other factors. Here, we take a look at our partner schools’ innovative solutions to this vexing social issue and celebrate the heroes and innovators who are committed to protecting the health of individuals and communities.
Col. Elizabeth Steadman: A Hero in Peace and in War
Steadman, a Clemson graduate, accomplished nurse and Operation Desert Storm veteran, was a pioneer for women in military service and the highest-ranking female officer in Afghanistan.
LMU Medical Student Gives Best Friend a Lifesaving Christmas Gift
Michael Agostino had wanted to donate a kidney to his friend David Steele for a long time but thought they weren't a match because of their opposite blood types.
Auburn and Other Sullivan Partner Schools Are Developing Rural Pharmacies in the Southeast
The Rural Research Alliance of Community Pharmacies aims to help drug stores in rural areas stay in business while ensuring that residents can have easier access to the prescription medicines they need.
Auburn Pharmacy Students Use Old-Fashioned Technology to Help Veterans Get Needed Health Care
At Auburn's Population Health Clinic, students work the phones to contact and advise Alabama veterans who would benefit from medication adjustments, immunizations or laboratory monitoring.
After Decades of Serving Others, Leigh Mayberry Is Set to Earn Degree from University of Alabama
Born a coal miner's daughter, Mayberry, a registered nurse, has worked with Native American tribes in the Southwest, gone on mission trips around South America and Central America and trained the Iñupiat people in the Alaskan bush.
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