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Colorado Rural Outreach Program Celebration

On November 15, 2005 the Center hosted a CROP Celebration to thank several very generous funders, and one physician in particular, whose vision and energy resulted in over $1 million of funding for rural Colorado. CROP – Colorado Rural Outreach Program – was started by the Colorado Medical Society’s Rural Health Task Force in 1996. The Task Force had identified a critical shortage of physicians in rural Colorado, and developed a loan repayment program to help alleviate the shortages. The first CROP grants were awarded in 1997. Since then, over $1 million in grants has been awarded to rural Colorado communities. This year, CROP is moving from the Colorado Medical Society over to the Center. Thanks to a grant from The Colorado Trust’s Health Professions Initiative, CROP will continue to support loan repayment grants and be expanded to all types of health professionals serving rural Colorado. The Center held the celebration to thank the generous foundations that had supported CROP over the past eight years and to present a special award to Dr. Jack Berry, who helped create the program. Communities that had received CROP awards shared photos and stories for the event.