World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre
The National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP) is a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating

- Facilitate networks and partnerships for definitions of educational reforms.
- Provide specific methods of for investigating best practices in medical education and health professions focus in rural areas.
- Develop a distance-learning course for trainers with a focus on Primary Health Care (PHC).
- Advise in the planning, development and implementation of undergraduate programs on rural health professions education.
- Design and coordinate a case study project on health professions education related to PHC.
NCRHP reports to and works with the Pan American Health Association (PAHO) as a WHO-designated center. Click here for a copy of our 2011 report to WHO.