HRSA Awards $11 Million For New Physician Residency Programs In Rural Communities

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded nearly $11 million to 15 awardees to strengthen the health workforce by establishing new residency programs in rural communities. The award recipients will each receive up to $750,000 to establish new rural residency programs. The awards build on over $43 million that HRSA invested from 2019 through 2022 in the Rural Residency Planning and Development program.

Of the 15 awardees, one is focused on psychiatry, one on preventive medicine, and one on general surgery. Three focus on family medicine- obstetrics. Two are multi-specialty, two are focused on internal medicine, and . . .