Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program

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The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program is a federal initiative that funds and supports residency training in community-based, primary care settings to expand the healthcare workforce in underserved areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal healthcare workforce program
graduate medical education funding program
administeredBy Bureau of Health Workforce NERFINISHED
associatedWith Affordable Care Act NERFINISHED
beneficiary dental residents
resident physicians
underserved patients
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleResidencySpecialties family medicine
general dentistry
internal medicine
internal medicine-pediatrics
obstetrics and gynecology
pediatric dentistry
pediatrics
psychiatry
emphasis care for vulnerable populations
interprofessional education
team-based care
training in outpatient settings
focus community-based residency training
primary care residency training
fundingType federal grant funding
funds direct graduate medical education costs
indirect graduate medical education costs
resident training costs
goal expand the primary care workforce
increase the number of physicians in underserved areas
support training in community-based settings
legalBasis Public Health Service Act NERFINISHED
levelOfTraining postgraduate medical education
objective encourage residents to practice in underserved areas after graduation
improve access to primary care services
policyArea graduate medical education reform
health workforce development
primary care access
sponsor Health Resources and Services Administration NERFINISHED
supports accredited primary care residency programs
community-based ambulatory patient care centers
teaching health centers
targetPopulation medically underserved communities
rural communities
urban underserved communities
trainingSetting community mental health centers
federally qualified health centers
other community-based ambulatory care centers
rural health clinics
tribal health centers

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Bureau of Health Workforce administersProgram Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program