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The Trover Rural Scholar (TRS) program was begun in 2002. This program is for students who are Kentucky residents and may be most likely to become rural physicians and return to similar communities. Priority is given to applicants with hometowns in rural western Kentucky, but other rural Kentucky residents are invited to apply. The students are nominated after their first few semesters in college, and those selected become Scholars the following summer. They receive an academic scholarship during college and participate in a 3-4 week summer session each year.

The summer program in Madisonville includes academic enrichment, shadowing physicians, and a series of activities in Rural Health Studies. These Scholars also receive mentoring from current M-3 and M-4 students in Madisonville.

The goal is to facilitate academic success for the pre-medical students and provide tangible evidence to a medical school admissions committee that these Scholars have invested time in understanding the practical details of rural practice. Some are nominated for an early admission assurance option to U of L Medical School. Seven former High School Rural Scholars have participated in the Trover Rural Scholar program and twenty former TRS have gone on to medical school.

Download the student application for the Trover Rural Health Scholar program along with the Program flyer. Please note: applicants for consideration must be selected and submitted to the U of L Trover Campus by a participating institution's premedical advisor.