Tuesday, February 17, 2026
When
2026 Rural and Public Health Policy Forum Agenda
Daniel Derksen, MD, Director, Arizona Center for Rural Health
University of Arizona Health Sciences Associate Vice President for Rural Health Workforce Development Initiatives. He is a tenured Professor of Public Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health with joint appointments in the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing. His current service, education and research activities include informing legislative, regulatory and program policy to improve access to health care and health insurance coverage; narrowing health disparities; developing, implementing and evaluating interprofessional service-learning sites; and working to assure a well-trained and distributed health workforce to meet the health needs of all Arizonans.