Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP)

About this program

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health offers the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP) to expand and improve physician residency training in rural Wisconsin communities. Grants support operational improvements to existing rural graduate medical education programs or transformational initiatives, such as developing new rural residency programs, tracks, and pilot projects. Eligible applicants are new or existing Wisconsin residency programs in family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, or psychiatry, with positions based in qualifying rural hospitals or clinics. Applicants must submit a letter of intent and complete application by September 14, 2026; award amounts vary by program needs.