Graduate Medical Education Program

Creating and expanding graduate medical education programs in Utah.

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What is HB 295?

HB 295 or the "Physician Workforce Amendments" is a grant program to create a graduate medical education grant program and a forensic psychiatrist fellowship grant in the state of Utah.

The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Grant Program helps create or expand graduate medical education programs in Utah. Qualifying residency programs must focus on rural health, or bringing more care into a shortage area. Eligible residency programs must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs are treated equally.

Funding

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2023:

To the Utah Board of Higher Education — Medical Education Council, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $3,000,000;

To the Utah Board of Higher Education — Medical Education Council, as an ongoing appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $1,500,000; and

To the Utah Board of Higher Education — Medical Education Council, as an ongoing appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $550,000.

Grant cycle

Application guide

Review the application guide for details on timeline, funding, and expectations for participating in the grant program.

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Determine Eligibility Here

HB 295
Utah State Legislature

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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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Contact submission form

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

All ACGME programs have a Sponsoring Institution (SI). The application would come from the program listing the SI. For example, the program has residents regularly at a participating site and the participating site wants to increase the number of residents (new spots) but the program is at a different sponsoring institution. Can the participating site apply for the grant? The participating site would need to have the base program, and their SI, submit for an increase in positions request to the ACGME listing the participating site as a location to support the increase. If the participating site wishes to be independent of the current base program, they will need to apply separately with the ACGME.

Are there yearly or overall funding limits per applicant program?

No limits on funding to be requested. Request needs to be supported in the submitted budget. Not an all or nothing award. Could potentially be partial approval depending on committees review and decision.

An organization is interested in applying for two residency slots. Is it possible that we could apply for two but receive only one?

As it is 2 separate ACGME approved programs, it needs to be 2 separate applications. It is ok to use the same letters or documents for support. They would be leaving grant dollars on the table as it would be very difficult for the committee to differentiate overhead for each individual program.

Do we need to factor any other considerations into the application toward navigating this possibility if so (such as a supplemental budget)?"

If two separate programs could potentially have one or the other or both approved for funding. F two positions in the same program, could receive full request or partial approval depending on committees review and decision.

Program contact info

Kendyl Brockman
Health Workforce Policy Analyst
385.454.1665
[email protected]

Codes and rules

Read about the codes and rules that govern this program.

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