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HHS Awards More Than $11 Million to Expand Medical Residencies in Rural and Tribal Communities

Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Link
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Date
Sep 4, 2026
Summary
Announces new funding awarded to support the development of 15 physician rural and tribal residency programs in 14 states through the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program. Since being established in 2019, the program has created 66 new rural residency programs and trained over 850 physicians.
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Funding · Graduate medical education · Physicians · Tribal communities