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Fast-Track Your Health Career Through the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)

Apply by Dec. 1, 2024, for the 2025-26 school year.

Apply For RHOP Program Guidelines

What is RHOP?

Rural communities make up a majority of Nebraska. They are the lifeblood of the state and deserve quality medical care.  Established and successful since 1989, the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) is a special cooperative program between Wayne State College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to meet that need. As a citizen of rural Nebraska, you've experienced the rural lifestyle, and you know the unique needs of your community. That's why we're recruiting Nebraskans like you - because you're dedicated to your home state and you care about its rural health care needs.  We do, too. Our program represents that commitment and will prepare you to return to rural Nebraska and care for its citizens.

Program Benefits*

• Full tuition scholarship at Wayne State College (does not apply to summer session courses)
• Guaranteed admission to UNMC
• Early registration privileges
• Opportunities to visit UNMC during your time at WSC

*All benefits are contingent upon successfully maintaining and completing the program requirements.

Participating Fields

RHOP participants spend time at both WSC and UNMC, with the amount of time at each institution determined by the program.

Time Commitments and Available Positions

Questions? Contact Us:

Health Professions Office
Wayne State College
1111 Main Street
Wayne, NE 68787
Phone: 800-228-9972 or 402-375-7329
Email: [email protected]
Amanda Stabler

"My goal is to work as a lab technician around Northeast Nebraska. RHOP allows me to achieve my goals by ensuring that there will be a place for me when I continue my education at UNMC. The scholarship associated with RHOP allows me to focus on my future rather than the financials of college. RHOP also pushes me to work hard and maintain good status in the classroom."

 

Amanda Stabler

Hometown: Wayne, Neb.
Major: Medical Lab Science