Boaz, Ala. (WHNT) — Marshall Medical Centers has secured a Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

That grant could be up to $750,000, HRSA's website says.

This planning grant will assist Marshall Medical Centers in launching the early phases of creating a sustainable Family Medicine Residency Program aimed at training and retaining physicians dedicated to serving rural communities.

Over the next several years, the funding will be directed toward faculty development, curriculum creation, collaboration with academic partners, and advancing through the accreditation process.

“We are honored to receive this important funding from HRSA,” Chris Rush, president of M

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