21st Annual Rural Health Essay Prize Now Accepting Entries

Entries are being accepted for the 21st annual Hermes Monato Jr. Rural Essay Prize.

The prize of $2,500 is awarded annually for the best rural health paper. It is open to all students of the University of Wisconsin (any campus).

Students are encouraged to write on a rural health topic for a regular class and then to submit a copy to the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative as an entry by April 15, 2013.

The winning essay will be about rural health with some of the following attributes:

• Relevant to rural communities
• Innovative
• Practical
• Multi-disciplinary
• Improves quality of care
• Team/relationship oriented
• Applicability to networking, cooperatives

View more information, including previous award winners, judging criteria and submission guidelines.