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Pilot Program for Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER)

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsors
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Deadlines
Sep 30, 2024
Purpose

Through the PPGMER, the Veterans Health Administration is offering funding to improve healthcare access for veterans and others living in rural and underserved regions by supporting resident physician rotations and new graduate medical education programs at high-priority locations. Locations include facilities operated by Indian Health Service, tribes, tribal organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and the Department of Defense.

Eligibility

Covered facilities include those operated by a tribe or tribal organization, Indian Health Service (IHS), Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Department of Defense (DOD) or those located in the local community of a VA facility that has been designated by VA as underserved. Facilities must have or be partnering with ACGME-accredited programs that have, or plan to have, resident rotations.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

The pilot program is not a grant opportunity, but rather a reimbursement from VA to sponsoring institutions (SIs) who are responsible for resident physician stipends and benefits. VA will reimburse the GME SIs for the proportionate cost of stipends and benefits for individual residents participating in PPGMER.

The program provides 1-year funding for no fewer than 100 individual physician residents.

Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application system are available on the program website.

Tagged as
Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Graduate medical education · Physicians · Veterans

News (1)

  • VA Accepting Proposals for New Graduate Medical Education Initiative to Expand Health Care Access for Veterans, view details

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