The Arkansas Rural Health Scholarship was created by Dr. Rhys Branman to support, empower, and encourage medical students in Arkansas who are interested in practicing medicine in rural areas of Arkansas. The scholarship is open to students pursuing education in medical specialty with a focus on rural medicine. Applicants must be an undergraduate or postgraduate medical student pursuing a degree/career path in a medicine-related field at an institution of higher learning. Eligible postgraduate degrees include: Doctorate (MD, DO, DPM, DDS, DMD, DPM, DMD, OD, PsyD, PharmD, DCM, DS, DPT, DSN, PhD, DNP), Nursing (RN, NP, CNM, CRNA, LPN), Master's (MPH, MM, MMS, MN, MNA, MPharm, MPAS, MSN, MSM), and Physician's Assistant (PA, PAC). Applicants must be committed to rural health medicine, serving in shortage areas of Arkansas upon completion of their medical education or residency training. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.