“Supporting rural cancer patients and the rural communities that serve them.”
Dr. Josh Pritchett, Board Member
The Rural Cancer Gap:
Over the last two decades, cancer mortality rates in the U.S. have improved. However, rural residents have not kept pace with urban residents. This rural cancer gap continues to widen.
Our Vision:
Our mission is to shed light on the disparities in cancer care affecting rural communities and champion innovative solutions to close this gap.
We envision a future where every rural American facing cancer receives equitable health care, ensuring no one is left behind in the journey toward healing and recovery.
Rural Cancer Work Force Development: The Clinical Oncology Rural Experience (CORE)
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Recent Activities…
Rural Oncology Conference - Minnesota (ROC), Minneapolis, MN, April 2026
Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology (MSCO) 2026 Spring Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 15, 2026
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisciplinary Radiopharmaceuticals Therapy Symposium 2026, Palm Springs, CA, February 17-18, 2026
Rural Oncology Conference - Kansas (ROCK), Lawrence, KS, June 2025
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 2025
American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) Annual Leadership Conference, Boston, MA, April 26, 2025
Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (gpTRAC) Annual Conference, Telehealth Everywhere, Bloomington, MN, April 23, 2025
Rural Medical Training Collaborative (RMTC) Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, April 10, 2025
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, March 26, 2025
Minnesota Day at the Capitol, St Paul, March 27, 2025
Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), Annual Meeting, Washington DC, March 6, 2025
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, December 2024
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 27, 2024
Mayo Clinic Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare, Rochester, MN, October 21, 2024
American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 3, 2024
Rural Cancer Awareness Day, June 4, 2024
Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Grand Forks, ND, June 5, 2024
Research & Quality Symposium, JPS Foundation, Fort Worth, TX, May 21-22, 2024
National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 6, 2024
Rural Medical Training Collaborative Annual Meeting, Asheville, April 10, 2024
Minnesota Day At The Capitol, St Paul, MN, March 23, 2024
See our Research page for a list of upcoming conference attendances.