The Comprehensive Urban Underserved and Rural Experience (CU²RE) program is designed to enhance the recruitment, training, and retention of medical students dedicated to serving as family medicine physicians to provide primary care in the medically underserved urban and rural areas of Alabama. The enriched training program addresses six core areas related to interprofessional education, behavioral health, social determinants of health, cultural and linguistic competency, practice transformation, and telehealth. The program has two pathways - Urban Underserved and Rural - for students interested in primary care and health equity with a heart for serving underserved patients.

With partnerships between Alabama Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and regional campuses across the state, the CU2RE Program also aims to identify high school and college students with a passion for service. Learn more about the CU2RE pipeline program here.

First-year UAB Heersink School of Medicine students can APPLY NOW for the program's third cohort, with programming beginning in the spring. Applications are due by Sept. 26 and interviews will be conducted through mid-October. Selection will be announced by the end of October. Begin the application process here.

CU²RE Is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $7 million with 10% financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.