09/14/2026A legacy of rural medicine leads to the establishment of the Robert and Valerie DeLuca Rural Health Scholarship EndowmentWhen you hear Robert and Valerie DeLuca talk about why they love rural medicine, it’s not just the practice, the profession, or even the people; it’s all of it- it’s the way of life. For more than five decades combined, the husband-and-wife physicians and proud graduates of UNT Health’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine have cared for generations of patients in Eastland, Texas. They have built a practice around relationships, community and a simple belief: people living in rural communities deserve the same quality of care as anyone else.Steven BartolottaplaceholderTCOMTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine