Call for Proposals for Speakers and Posters

VCOM invites proposals for speakers and posters for the 2025 VCOM National Rural Medicine Conference, March 7-9, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Abstract Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Transformational Rural Medicine, Education,
Research, and Practices

The National Rural Medicine Conference speaker and poster sessions offers practical, evidence-based solutions to challenges associated with rural populations and rural medicine and provides practitioners an opportunity to enhance patient access and care. Speaker opportunities exist for 30-minute or 60-minute sessions.

Abstracts must have a rural health focus and align with one of the following topic areas:

Best Practices for Rural and Medically Underserved Patient Care, Emphasizing the Appalachian and Mississippi Delta Regions of the U.S.

Current Research Related to Rural Health Issues and Rural Medicine

Regulatory Aspects and Medical Challenges Associated with Sponsoring and Managing Medical Clinics in Third World Countries and Immigrant/Migrant Care in Rural Settings

Practice Challenges in Rural Areas and Creative Solutions to Improving Physician Satisfaction

Innovative Technologies and Services to Improve Patient Access and Patient Care in Rural Settings

Approaches to Educating and Training Medical Students and Residents for Rural Primary Care

Have additional questions?

Contact Paula Shipper, EdD 540-231-7188 | pshipper@vt.vcom.edu