The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,075,000 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Program project grant to Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. The purpose of the 5-year project, which began on July 1, 2024, is to increase the number of physician assistants (PAs) trained to deliver behavioral health services in rural areas. Key objectives include developing curriculum to address behavioral health and substance use disorders, establishing a minimum...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a Project Grant under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (CFDA 93.884) program to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) to enhance education and training for physician assistant (PA) students and practicing providers to address the growing need for comprehensive primary care, including mental health diagnosis and treatment, in rural and underserved areas. The $2,019,484 five-year grant aims to: 1) Provide...
This $999,534 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program aims to increase the number of Physician Assistants (PAs) trained to deliver behavioral health services in rural areas. The 5-year project at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan will: Provide enhanced training for PA faculty and clinical preceptors on addressing behavioral health and substance use disorders Develop and deliver a new...
This $1,832,084 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program aims to enhance training for physician assistant (PA) students in rural Texas communities. The grant will fund the Integrated Clinical Care Experience in Rural Texas (ICCERT) initiative, which provides PA students with three to four one-month clinical rotations in rural settings that integrate primary care and behavioral health...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) received a 5-year, $1,742,759 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884). The goal of this initiative is to increase the number of primary care physician assistants (PAs) practicing in rural Maryland through enhanced rural training opportunities for PA students and a Preceptor Development Academy. The key products and services to be...
This $1,286,667 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program will fund the "Physician Assistant Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Oklahoma (PA BE OK)" program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: 1) Establishing 3-month minimum integrated...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,189,723 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Program grant to Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to expand rural healthcare training for physician assistant students. Over a five-year period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, the grant will fund LTU's efforts to place 75 physician assistant students in a minimum 3-month rotation in rural, medically underserved areas...
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) received a $2,075,000 five-year Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884). The grant will fund the Physician Assistant Curriculum for Addressing Rural Mental Health Education & Support (PA-CARES) program, which aims to increase the number of physician assistant students providing primary care services in rural and medically...
The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) was awarded a $1,265,600 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884). The grant will fund the implementation of the Rural Mental-Behavioral Health Access in Primary Care Services (Rural MAPS) program, which aims to provide intensive training in integrated primary care and behavioral health for physician assistant (PA) students in rural and underserved...
The University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) was awarded a $1,743,294 five-year Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (CFDA 93.884) program. The grant aims to enhance primary care and behavioral health competencies among PA students, with a focus on serving rural and underserved communities in Utah. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Instituting a minimum 3-month integrated...