Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)

The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) is a dynamic partnership between Wayne State College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center designed to recruit students from rural areas and train them in medical fields who will return and practice in rural Nebraska communities. In order to be eligible, you must be: a new freshman, a Nebraska resident, and the city in your address must not be one of the following: Omaha, Lincoln, Ralston, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Bellevue, Papillion, Chalco, LaVista or Offutt Air Force Base. Applications for the RHOP are due on December 1st by 11:59pm. Applications and/or supplemental materials received after will NOT be considered.

Award
Full tuition, renewable for length of your program at WSC.
Deadline
12/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. PERFORMANCE/VISUAL ARTS
    Please list performance and visual arts activities, organizations or awards you earned or in which you are involved
    Click the "Add Another Answer" link to enter multiple entries, up to 10.
    • 1. Name of activity/organization/award
    • 2. Position/Role (if applicable)
    • 3. Description or duties of activity/organization/award
    • 4. Hours Per Week
    • 5. Grade Levels Involved
  2. ATHLETIC
    Please list athletic activities, organizations or awards you earned or in which you are involved
    Click the "Add Another Answer" link to enter multiple entries, up to 10.
    • 1. Name of activity/organization/award
    • 2. Position/Role (if applicable)
    • 3. Description or duties of activity/organziation/award
    • 4. Hours Per Week
    • 5. Grade Levels Involved
  3. COMMUNITY/CHURCH
    Please list any community or church activities, organizations or awards you earned or in which you are involved
    Click the "Add Another Answer" link to enter multiple entries, up to 10.
    • 1. Name of activity/organization/award
    • 2. Position/Role (if applicable)
    • 3. Description or duties of activity/organization/award
    • 4. Hours Per Week
    • 5. Grade Levels Involved
  4. ACADEMIC
    Please list academic activities, organizations or awards you earned or in which you are involved
    Click the "Add Another Answer" link to enter multiple entries, up to 10.
    • 1. Name of activity/organization/award
    • 2. Position/Role (if applicable)
    • 3. Description or duties of activity/organization/award
    • 4. Hours Per Week
    • 5. Grade Levels Involved
  5. OTHER
    Please list any other extracurricular activities, organizations or awards you earned or in which you are involved
    Click the "Add Another Answer" link to enter multiple entries, up to 10.
    • 1. Name of activity/organization/award
    • 2. Position/Role (if applicable)
    • 3. Description or duties of activity/organization/award
    • 4. Hours Per Week
    • 5. Grade Levels Involved
  6. What health career field do you wish to pursue? (Choose only one):
  7. High School Counselor
    • 1.School Counselor Name
    • 2.School Counselor Email
    • 3.Transcript Request (Click "Add a New Reference" to send an email request to your counselor)
    • 4.ACT Score Request (Click "Add a New Reference" to send an email request to your counselor)
  8. Please list the courses you are currently enrolled in for the first semester of this academic year, as well as the courses you plan to enroll in during the second semester. The number of credit hours should be included for each course.
  9. List all dual credit courses taken in high school, including those in progress and/or planned.
  10. Do you anticipate receiving an ACT score after this application submission?
  11. What were your activities during high school, including any employment?
  12. Please provide a reference from a high school faculty member within the Math or Science department.
  13. Please provide a reference letter from mentor of your choice (i.e. work/volunteer, supervisor, coach, teacher, community leader, etc.)
  14. Please provide a second reference letter from a mentor of your choice (i.e. work/volunteer, supervisor, coach, teacher, community leader, etc.)
  15. Describe briefly what you have done during the past year to demonstrate your interest in the health field, including any pertinent employment in health care.
  16. Please write an essay that describes why you want to be a health care professional and why you should be admitted to the Rural Health Opportunities program. Describe your personal traits and qualities so that the reader gets to know you as a person.
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