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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. 鈥?New Missouri laws will help pay back student loans for healthcare workers who choose to work in rural parts of the state and increase the number of residency programs.State Representative Kent stanley cup Haden sponsored HB 542, which would award $4.9 million to expanding an existing program that repays student loans for healthcare workers. It pays the loans off of people w stanley quencher ho want to stanley thermoskanne go into high-need areas. One of the things we found is that Missouri only has one county that has adequate health care, Haden said. [The] Department of Health will determine what those high need areas are and they administrate the program. Haden also sponsored HB 1162, which will create 20 new residency programs in Missouri over the next ten years and include specialties like OBGYN, psychiatry and pediatrics. We have a lot of highly trained, have a lot of money involved talent, Haden said. About four or five percent dont match a year, so we got a lot of doctors that we could that we arent using. Second-year medical student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Holden Joynes, says this is a good idea. Students who get to experience rural life during residency are more likely to stay beyond Cwqo Online community connects under-represented communities amid pandemic0 \+ B g; G, C5 W9 i
TULSA, Okla. 鈥?Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, offered more details about the injuries her husband and nephew suffered in a crash on the ranch last week. In a post on her blog, Drummond wrote Caleb Drummond broke some ribs, had a concussion, and some other injuries. She said her husband Ladd, who Oklahoma Highway Patrol said refused treatment at the scene, later drove himself to the hospital in Pawhuska. There he was transferred to Tulsa for surgery after breaking his neck in two places. He will have to wear a neck brace for several weeks t stanley cup o let the other fracture heal, and the girls and I will bling out the brace for Alexs wedding, but we are just grateful he will be here for Alexs wedding, Drummond s stanley cup aid.She also thanked the amazing medical team at St. John s in Tulsa. In the blog, Drummond said Caleb broke some ribs and had a pretty bad concussion.Both Caleb and Ladd are home from the hospital.This story was first published by Caitlin Huggins at KJRH. Copyright 202 stanley spain 1 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Report a typo Sign up for the Breaking News Newslette |
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