More Than $155 Million Awarded by HHS to Expand Training for Primary Care Residents in Underserved and Rural Communities
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More Than $155 Million Awarded by HHS to Expand Training for Primary Care Residents in Underserved and Rural Communities
United States / National – As part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda to address the nation’s mental health crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced over $155 million in awards on July 1, 2022, for 72 teaching health centers that operate primary care medical and dental residency programs that include high need specialties such as psychiatry.
These awards, made possible by funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022, come at a critical time for the nation’s health-care workforce, as recently highlighted in the Surgeon General’s Advisory Addressing Health Worker Burnout.
“Having access to primary care and mental health support is essential to one’s health and well-being,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Increasing the number of primary care residents training in community health centers and other outpatient community clinics is a key part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to address longstanding health inequities in our most vulnerable communities. We will continue to expand the primary care workforce supply line to help meet community needs.”
“We are leading the effort to build a stronger primary care and mental health workforce to meet the needs of historically underserved communities by supporting primary care training programs that include psychiatry,” said HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson. “The American Rescue Plan has been a game-changer for growing this critical program and helping us build a workforce that best reflects and serves the communities that need these resources the most.”
The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program at HRSA is dedicated to assisting residents in primary care residency training programs in meeting the medical and mental health care needs of rural and underserved communities. It represents an important step toward increasing much-needed access to quality health care services, with over 970 full-time residents.
The following is a breakdown of the awards:
- $135 million in American Rescue Plan funds to support existing and new teaching health centers to support additional resident positions.
- $20 million in Fiscal Year 2022 funds to support existing Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education residency programs to continue resident training in the upcoming academic year.
These awards are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to increase and improve the distribution of the nation’s primary care workforce in economically disadvantaged communities. Previous HRSA investments through the American Rescue Plan are assisting in the planning and development of additional teaching health center primary care residency programs.
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