University of Missouri Receives Grant for Rural Health Care

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has received $5 million in federal funds to address a shortage or primary care physicians.

The university said it is the largest award for rural medicine in the school’s history.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a federal analysis predicts Missouri will have a shortage of 1,220 primary care doctors by 2025.

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