Emma Taylor of Broken Bow chosen for RHOP

Wayne State College March 25, 2024

- Emma Taylor of Broken Bow is one of 49 students chosen by Wayne State College for the highly selective Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) for the Fall 2024 semester.

Emma Taylor is one of three chosen in the field of Radiology. The other fields are Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medical Lab Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant

The 49 students are both full participants and as well as students who are alternates in the program. RHOP’s benefits for full participants include a full-tuition scholarship at Wayne State, guaranteed admission to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), and early course registration privileges at Wayne State. Alternate participants also receive a tuition waiver and early course registration privileges at Wayne

State.

“This incoming class of RHOP students continues a long-standing tradition of welcoming some of the most academically proficient and dedicated students from rural Nebraska,” said

Dr. Todd Young, coordinator of RHOP at Wayne State. “Wayne State has been a partner in RHOP since 1990, with 144 RHOP health professionals from Wayne State already serving in rural Nebraska and another 38 Wayne State RHOP students currently completing their education at UNMC.”

All students selected for the program must come from rural Nebraska because they know the unique needs of their community and are passionate about returning to their roots to serve its rural health care needs. RHOP students pursue their studies at Wayne State and UNMC, with the amount of time at each institution determined by the health field in which they are enrolled.