The Department of Community and Rural Medicine seeks to understand the unique issues rural communities face, how those issues affect the quality of health of rural residents, and what can be done to improve health and health outcomes. Department faculty and staff work together with communities to educate future health professionals, conduct research, and provide service. Our students, faculty and staff are deeply involved with communities in efforts that are promoting health, preventing disease and injury, and working toward the elimination of health disparities in rural Alabama.
