The College of St. Scholastica, Inc. received a $1,488,070 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) federal grant program (CFDA 93.884). The grant, titled "Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Mental and Behavioral Health," is designed to:
- Develop strategies to encourage physician assistant (PA) students to seek employment in rural areas after graduation; and
- Prepare PA students to provide high-quality integrated behavioral health care in rural and underserved settings.
The project will provide integrated behavioral health clinical rotations for at least 50% of PA students at the college in rural and underserved partner sites, such as Essentia Health. Additionally, the grant aims to ensure 100% of PA graduates demonstrate increased knowledge in behavioral health topics and health equity, as well as 80% of graduates, faculty, and preceptors modeling resilience. The grant period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.
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