Lakin Kansas

Hundreds of murals dot the Kansas landscape, lending a touch of outer space to downtown Leavenworth with a “Star Trek” Spock mural, or in numerous communities reminding people they’re visiting the Sunflower State with splashes of the golden flowers and meadowlarks.

Although 25 percent of Americans live in rural areas, only 10 percent of doctors do. Finding physicians willing to live on the prairie is a serious…