Project Grant P1353129

Award Date 8/1/24
Completion Date 7/31/27
Dollars Obligated $2.2M
Funding Federal Agency
Bureau of Health Professionals
Federal Grant Program
93.155
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Arkansas, USA

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $749,978 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The purpose of the award is to develop a new, sustainable rural family medicine residency program in El Dorado, Arkansas that will include an enhanced maternal health and obstetrics pathway. The program aims to improve healthcare access and address physician shortages in seven medically underserved counties in rural South Arkansas. Key objectives include obtaining ACGME accreditation for the new residency program by 2025, enrolling the first cohort of 4 residents in 2026, and establishing long-term financial sustainability through mechanisms like Medicare GME cap expansion. The project will leverage UAMS' expertise as an academic medical center to provide specialized rural healthcare training, emphasizing experiences in full-service obstetrics, maternal health, digital health, and substance use disorder treatment.

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