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The Trover Rural Scholar (TRS) program was begun as a pilot in 2002. This program is for students from one of 23 rural western Kentucky counties (PEPP and non-PEPP) who may be most likely to become physicians and return to similar communities. The students are nominated after their first term in college, and those selected become Scholars the following summer. They receive an academic scholarship during their last three years of college and participate in a three-week summer session each year.

The summer program in Madisonville includes academic enrichment, shadowing physicians, and a series of activities in Rural Health Studies. These Scholars also receive mentoring from current M-3 and M-4 students in Madisonville.

The goal is to facilitate academic success for the pre-medical students and provide tangible evidence to a medical school admissions committee that these Scholars have invested time in understanding the practical details of rural practice. Some are nominated for an early admission assurance option to U of L Medical School. Seven former High School Rural Scholars have participated in the Trover Rural Scholar program and thirteen former TRS have gone on to medical school.

Download the student application for the Trover Rural Health Scholar program along with the Program flyer. Please note: applicants for consideration must be selected and submitted to the U of L Trover Campus by a participating institution's premedical advisor.