Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

The purpose of the THCGME Program is to support the training of residents inprimary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patientcare centers. These residency programs will prepare residents to provide high-qualitycare, particularly in rural and underserved communities, and develop competenciesto serve these diverse populations and communities. These notices announce theopportunity to apply for funding under the THCGME Program.This funding will support both the direct expenses associated with sponsoring approvedgraduate medical residency training programs and indirect expenses associated with theadditional costs relating to teaching residents in residency training programs.Two award types are available:1. Expansion awards for an increased number of resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)positions at existing HRSA THCGME Programs.2. New awards to support new resident FTE positions at new Teaching Health Centers(THCs). New THCs are those applicants seeking funding for residency programs thathave never received payment under the HRSA THCGME Program for the applicableresidency program in any previous fiscal year.As described in 340H(h)(2)(B), all resident FTEs for whom THCGME support is requested mustbe above the programs resident FTE baseline and must not put the program above the numberapproved by or awaiting approval by, the relevant accrediting body. Please review programobjectives for more information.