The Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium (EPHC) is a recipient of a HRSA l Rural Health Network Development Planning Program. (RHND) The purpose of this program is to promote the planning and development of integrated rural health care networks to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence is a grant partner that administers leadership and building effective teams professional development, and administers the Eastern Plains Rural Fellowship program, which offers stipends to individuals continuing their education in healthcare related fields and committed to working in a eastern plains rural community.