Federal Grant Award Summary

Penn State Health and College of Medicine (PSH/COM) received a $499,999 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884) awarded July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2031. The award supports the development and implementation of a residency training curriculum in street medicine for the institution's 63-resident Internal Medicine Residency Program, addressing a documented gap in training for caring for individuals experiencing homelessness in both rural and urban settings across southcentral Pennsylvania.

The project will deliver three primary products: (1) a structured curriculum incorporating the Street Medicine Institute Learning Objectives using the Master Adaptive Learner Framework that improves resident confidence, attitudes, knowledge, and skills in treating patients experiencing unsheltered homelessness; (2) leveraged clinical infrastructure and partnerships to provide practical training experiences; and (3) extension of PSH/COM's existing undergraduate medical education curriculum on social drivers of health and healthcare disparities into the graduate medical education space. This initiative builds on the institution's strong track record, with over 50% of Internal Medicine residency graduates working in medically underserved areas annually for the past five years, positioning the program to expand primary care capacity in vulnerable populations.