Sign Up Today: Health on the Plains Coffee Hour Featuring Mark Holmes

October 29

Virtual

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Uncover what’s next in rural health care.

Grab your coffee and tune in for a compelling conversation with Mark Holmes, Director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, as he discusses the complex work at the intersection of public policy, health care financing and rural places. 

Part of the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour series, this live virtual discussion offers a chance to engage with experts driving rural health innovation. If you work in health care, public policy or community development, this session will provide actionable insights you won’t want to miss. 

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 29
🕙 10–11 a.m. CDT
📍Zoom
☕Bring your questions, your coffee, and your curiosity! 

Join the Conversation!

Featured Speaker

Mark Holmes, Ph.D., Director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Sheps Center and Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health  

Mark Holmes is Thomas W. Lambeth Distinguished Chair of Public Policy at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He also serves as the Director of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. His work focuses on rural health, health care access and the financial sustainability of health care providers. With a keen interest in how geographic and policy factors shape health care systems, Mark has contributed significantly to the field through research on hospital closures, rural health access and innovative health care delivery models.

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