Assoc Prof, Dept. Health Services Policy & Management, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health; Co-Director, USC Rural Health Research Cntr; @PublicHealthUMN; Postdoc @YaleSPHhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3mfw7fmtisk2cWhat feels heavy today may become your strength tomorrow…the Academic Balancing Act🤣 #AcademicLife #ProfessorLife #ResearcherLife #PhDLife #GradStudentLife #MentorshipMatters #HigherEdLife #FacultyLife #PublishOrPerish #AcademicHumor #WorkLifeBalance #UniversityProfessor #AcademicJourney28 Feb 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfw7fmtisk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3mfu2orcyl223Now hiring: #Postdoc in Rural Maternal & Perinatal Health (#NIH U01) at USC @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social Seeking a scholar committed to #RuralHealth #MaternalHealth equity and high-impact #research dissemination. Apply: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/201431 @academyhealth.bsky.social @apha.org27 Feb 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu2orcyl223https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3mfu26bvaok23Now hiring: Postdoc in Rural Maternal & Perinatal Health (NIH U01) at USC Arnold School of Public Health. Seeking a scholar committed to rural maternal health equity and high-impact research dissemination. Apply: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/201431 #Postdoc #RuralHealth #MaternalHealth #NIH27 Feb 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu26bvaok23https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3m6izzv23ns2oRural moms shouldn’t have to risk their lives to give birth. In this @jamanetworkopen.com study, we found not only are rural moms at higher SMMM risk, but that traveling outside one’s local area for childbirth-whether due to clinician referral, choice, or other factors-appears to compound the risk. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2025 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6izzv23ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3m6hup5m7es2aGlad to contribute to this important story led by @aylaellison.bsky.social. #Rural hospital closures continue to create a crisis. COVID relief offered temporary “pause,” financial strain persists. New funding may slow closures; yet, sustainability remains uncertain. shorturl.at/SNZAR #RuralHealth https://shorturl.at/SNZAR25 Nov 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hup5m7es2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3m26kiuyp7k2h✨ An honor to serve on the planning committee for this upcoming #NASEM workshop: Diagnostic Excellence in Rural Areas! 📅 October 14 | Washington, D.C. (Hybrid available!) Register here: ow.ly/tFIB50WIQqP @health.nationalacademies.org @ruralhealth.bsky.social02 Oct 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26kiuyp7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3m22vrquyus2mNew Research Alert 🚨 Our national study of 349,682 pregnancies across 75 U.S. health systems reveals how prenatal care timing and frequency varied by COVID-19 exposure and telehealth use. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh.7007730 Sep 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22vrquyus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3lr4ngqymos2t@USC Health Services Policy and Management is here at the #AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come visit us! Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to meet our amazing colleague, grab some materials, and learn about our faculty’s work in #healthservicesresearch!08 Jun 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4ngqymos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3lpwgwlnspk2iFrom my 1st NRHA in 2011, to presenting annually since, receiving the 2017 outstanding student award & the 2025 researcher of the year award. Thanks @ruralhealth.bsky.social for nurturing my rural health journey!24 May 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwgwlnspk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3lmyyvzbzv225📢 We need your insights! Are you involved in #rural #health #policy or #Medicaid perinatal payment models? #USCRHRC is conducting a national study on state variations in Medicaid perinatal bundled payments. 📝 Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/9vyjfnxf @ruralhealth.bsky.social @nosorh.bsky.social17 Apr 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyyvzbzv225https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3lmddctq4r22m📢 New Publication Alert! We developed a #Racial #Discrimination #Index using #socialmedia data + #AI - it's strongly linked to Black premature deaths. More detail here: @curisatucker.bsky.social #HealthDisparity @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social l @uscresearch.bsky.social08 Apr 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmddctq4r22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3llprtbwhqc23🎉 Here’s a wrap on 1st Rural Auricular Point Acupressure (#APA) Educator training workshop @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social #USCRHRC! Excited to launch our #NIH-funded #ClinicalTrial in Sept 2025, partnering with #SCORH #SCCHWA #SCPHCA @cupress.bsky.social More here: shorturl.at/9jO9f #ruralhealthcare01 Apr 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3llprtbwhqc23https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3lkqldilmck24🚨Call 4 Papers!🚨 Excited to co-edit this #Hybrid #Pregnancy #Care collection #BMCPregnancyChildbirth!✨https://go.sn.pub/hpc We welcome submissions on novel perinatal care models. #MaternalHealth #telehealth @doctorswithoutborders.org @ruralhealth.bsky.social #Policy @acog-org.bsky.social19 Mar 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqldilmck24https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3ljzzumdslc2sVirtual hospitals, like Saudi Arabia's Seha Virtual Hospital, are revolutionizing healthcare by providing remote team-based care to patients in #underserved areas. Could this be the future of #rural healthcare in the US? #Telemedicine #RuralHealth https://www.ft.com/content/104151c3-f808-4c2d-a20a-b1394846772c?utm_source=chatgpt.com10 Mar 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzzumdslc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3levhkemouk2y#OBClosure https://laist.com/brief/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/usc-verdugo-hills-hospital-to-close-maternity-ward-latest-in-a-string-of-shutterings04 Jan 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3levhkemouk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3letmj4e44k22Smaller Town Hospitals Having Trouble Maintaining Labor And Delivery Services. Another #rural #OBClosure https://sheridanmedia.com/news/185526/smaller-town-hospitals-having-trouble-maintaining-labor-and-delivery-services/03 Jan 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3letmj4e44k22https://bsky.app/profile/peiyinhung.bsky.social/post/3letmgwngbs22Hospital will pay fine for halting L&D services “without CON approval”!!! The fine will fund grants for #MaternalHealth. A community forum will guide fund use. “Hospitals must support their communities,” said OHS Commissioner Gifford. #OBClosure https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-ohs-fines-johnson-memorial-hospital-1535k-for-terminating-labor-delivery-services03 Jan 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:zzhrlvsb2rrcgemchm4c5t2s/app.bsky.feed.post/3letmgwngbs22