Rural and Tribal Residency Program Hopes to Compel More Young Doctors to Practice in Rural

Rural and Tribal Residency Program Hopes to Compel More Young Doctors to Practice in Rural

An interest in different cultures led Matthew Mahar to pursue an anthropology minor in college and to subsequently travel extensively. More recently, it’s led him to a hospital in the mountains of Western North Carolina.Cherokee Indian Hospital sits on the Qualla Boundary, home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a 57,000-acre land trust owned by the tribe. The hospital is designed to echo Cherokee history and culture. This is immediately a…