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June 12, 2024By Physicians for a Healthy California CalMedForce

CalMedForce, Physicians for a Healthy California’s graduate medical education (GME) grant program, will launch its next application cycle on July 30. The CalMedForce program, in partnership with the University of California, administers annual grants to fund new, existing, and expanding residency positions at GME programs throughout California. Made possible by Proposition 56 (2016) funding, the program addresses the state’s physician shortage, particularly in underserved communities where patients often lack access to timely and quality health care. 

Last cycle, CalMedForce awarded funding to 138 residency programs that supported 217 resident positions, totaling $38.7 million. To date, CalMedForce has supported 1,183 resident positions across 31 counties and awarded over $227 million. 

Eligible GME programs can apply for up to $1,500,000 to support up to five resident positions. GME programs must be located in California, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and train residents in primary care (family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, and obstetrics/gynecology) or emergency medicine, allopathic or osteopathic, and serve medically underserved areas and populations. The application cycle will close September 16 at 7 p.m.