CalMedForce administers annual grants to fund new residency positions at graduate medical education (GME) programs throughout California.
Donor Name: Physicians for a Healthy California
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $11,400,000
Details:
CalMedForce dedicates voter-approved, state tobacco tax revenues from Proposition 56 (2016) to train physicians and help California address its growing physician shortage; which is estimated to reach a 10,500-clinician shortfall by 2030.
Awardees are selected based on their ability to support and expand the physician workforce to meet the demands of California’s diverse and growing patient population, with a focus on medically underserved populations.
Funding Information
- The following funding allocation guidelines were recommended by the Advisory Council and approved by the University of California (UC), and the Board for the FY 2022-23 application cycle:
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive funding, a training program must meet the following criteria:
- Located in California
- Allopathic or Osteopathic
- Primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, or pediatrics) or emergency medicine
- Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or will be accredited by the time of contract execution
- Serving medically underserved populations and areas.
Guidelines
- Applications must be received prior to the stated deadline
- Applications will receive a preliminary score
- Following the close of the cycle, a final score will be sent to the primary contact and program director
- Applicants should plan enough time to collect and prepare required information, including:
- Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) score
- Structure of the program, including the number of positions overall and the number for which you are requesting funds
- ACGME letters for the sponsoring institution and residency program or an ACGME letter of proof of formal accreditation prior to contract execution
- If applicable, information about program graduates, including location, specialty and type of practice from the past five years
- Patient population payor mix
- Justification of funding needs.
For more information, visit PHC.