--- title: New Leading Nebraska podcast highlights rural health education partnership between UNK and UNMC description: The University of Nebraska System has released the newest episode of its “Leading Nebraska” podcast series. The podcast episode highlights a partnership be --- [Skip to content](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/54970/new-leading-nebraska-podcast-highlights-rural-health-education-partnership-between-unk-and-unmc#main-content) [![Development Council for Buffalo County logo](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/hubfs/Development%20Council%20Logo_1-23-23_V1.png)](https://growbuffalocounty.com) - About Buffalo County - [Communities](https://growbuffalocounty.com/communities) - [Livability](https://growbuffalocounty.com/live) - [Labor](https://growbuffalocounty.com/work) - Site Selectors - [Sites & Buildings](https://growbuffalocounty.com/sites-buildings) - [Target Industries](https://growbuffalocounty.com/target-industries) - [Regional Data](https://growbuffalocounty.com/regional-data) - [Location Advantages](https://growbuffalocounty.com/location-advantages) - Strategic Initiatives - [Build Buffalo County](https://growbuffalocounty.com/build-buffalo-county) - Business Support - [Incentives](https://growbuffalocounty.com/incentives) - [Resources](https://growbuffalocounty.com/resources) - [Entrepreneurs](https://growbuffalocounty.com/big-idea-buffalo-county) - About DCBC - [Services](https://growbuffalocounty.com/services-1) - [Staff](https://growbuffalocounty.com/staff) - [Board](https://growbuffalocounty.com/board) - [Investors](https://growbuffalocounty.com/membership) - [News](https://growbuffalocounty.com/news) - [Contact Us](https://growbuffalocounty.com/contact-us) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # New Leading Nebraska podcast highlights rural health education partnership between UNK and UNMC [Admin](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/author/admin) Published Dec 14, 2023 Reading Time 1 min read The University of Nebraska System has released the newest episode of its “Leading Nebraska” podcast series. The podcast episode highlights a partnership between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and University of Nebraska Medical Center to develop a transformational Rural Health Education Building on the Kearney campus. Critical shortages in health care workers are having a significant impact on Nebraskans across the state. Nineteen of Nebraskas 93 counties dont have a primary care doctor – and more than half the counties in the state lack a board-certified physician. “We are essentially in a crisis or near-crisis situation regarding access to health care professionals in rural Nebraska,” said UNMC Chancellor Jeff Gold. 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