The RHTP Rural Clinical Rotations Expansion Grant supports awards to eligible health professional training programs to augment existing clinical training by adding or expanding rural rotations or clinical training experiences.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Rural rotations and clinical training experiences provide health professionals in training with meaningful exposure to rural settings and strengthen interest in practicing in rural communities. Grantees working on rural clinical rotations for medical students and physician residents are required to consult with University of Minnesota GME experts, such as the Technical Assistance Center for Excellence in Rural Clinical Training (TAC). The TAC is funded by the RHTP and is designed to provide technical assistance on rural undergraduate and graduate medical education and clinical training in Minnesota.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $526,550
- Estimated Award Maximum: $526,550
- Estimated Award Minimum: $750,000
Grant Period
5 years
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of clinical training programs, which may be part of institutions of higher education, hospitals, or other entities located in Minnesota, are eligible to apply for this funding:
- Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Programs
- Must be accredited as a master’s, doctoral, or postgraduate level advanced practice registered nursing program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or present a credible plan as a candidate for accreditation.
- Dental Programs
- Must be a dental education program or dental residency training program currently accredited by the accrediting body or present a credible plan as a candidate for accreditation.
- Rural rotations or clinical training experiences must take place in primary care settings such as community clinics, hospitals, or health maintenance organizations.
- Dental Therapy Education Program or Advanced Dental Therapy Education Programs
- Must be approved by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry or currently accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- Medical Schools
- Must be accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
- Rural rotations or clinical training experiences must be intended for individuals currently enrolled in a program leading to the doctor of medicine (MD) degree.
- Rural rotations or clinical training experiences must take place in primary care settings such as community clinics, hospitals, or health maintenance organizations.
- Mental Health Professional Programs
- Must be accredited and listed as a mental health professional program by the appropriate accrediting body for clinical social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or licensed professional clinical counseling, or present a credible plan as a candidate for accreditation.
- A mental health professional is defined as an individual providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness who meets one of the qualifications under MN Statutes.
- Pharmacy Programs
- Must be accredited as a Doctor of Pharmacy program by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
- Physician Assistant Programs
- Must be accredited as a physician assistant program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or present a credible plan as a candidate for accreditation.
- Physician Residency Training Programs
- Must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or appropriate accrediting body or present a credible plan as a candidate for accreditation.
- Rural rotations or clinical training experiences must take place in primary care settings such as community clinics, hospitals, or health maintenance organizations.
For more information, visit MDH.
