Center of Excellence in Rural Health

Center of Excellence in Rural Health is an educational and training site located in Hazard, Kentucky. This center is dedicated to addressing healthcare workforce needs in rural Appalachian Kentucky, providing health professions education and training opportunities to students and healthcare workers in an underserved region. Specific institutional type, level, and IPEDS enrollment data are not reported for this site.

No specific program offerings are listed for this location in available IPEDS records. Centers of excellence in rural health typically support programs related to primary care, nursing, allied health, public health, and community health education. Prospective students should contact the affiliated institution for information on current training programs.

Hazard is the county seat of Perry County in the heart of the Kentucky coalfields in eastern Appalachia. The region faces significant healthcare access challenges, and the center's mission to develop rural health professionals is directly responsive to the persistent workforce shortages affecting the communities of southeastern Kentucky.