Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - community healthcare network (CHN) seeks to build upon its experience as a federally-qualified health center and as an…

Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - community healthcare network (CHN) seeks to build upon its experience as a federally-qualified health center and as an organization committed to the development of the community health workforce by establishing a new accredited family medicine residency program. Through this grant, CHN will operate an accredited family medicine residency program based in long island city, queens, where the organization currently operates a health center. This new teaching health center residency program will aim to enroll 6 new residents annually (18 overall) and contribute to increasing community-based provider education and workforce development opportunities within medically-underserved communities. The goal of the residency program is to provide a supportive, educational environment where providers can get hands-on experience practicing in a community-based organization, while receiving ongoing education and supervision meant to further their clinical knowledge and understanding of the complex needs of medically underserved communities and populations. CHN's has the ability to create a curriculum, including integrated training opportunities at inpatient and outpatient sires, utilizing tools for communications and participant tracking, and implementing a robust evaluation of the model. Through this funding opportunity, CHN will 1. Work with hospital partners to offer a robust program curriculum, including training opportunities related to the integration of care, services for special populations, and outpatient training opportunities; 2. Maintain a comprehensive faculty/preceptor development and evaluation model, to be provided to staff working within CHN clinics; 3. Implement a robust program-wide evaluation plan, including data collection strategies and tools, as well as qualitative and quantitative measures; 4. Develop and implement a post-residency follow-up plan, measuring the residents' experiences including perspectives on how the residency prepared them for practice and impact of the residency on graduates' commitment to continuing to work within community health. Community healthcare network (CHN) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization that provides access to quality, culturally competent, and comprehensive community-based primary care, mental health services, and social services for diverse populations in underserved communities in four boroughs of new york city. As a network of twelve health centers, multiple medical mobile units, and two school-based health centers, CHN reaches over 65,000 individuals each year. CHN serves high-risk neighborhoods that are federally designated as medically underserved areas/medically underserved populations. Through this program, CHN will operate a new family medicine residency program, based in long island city, queens. The program has achieved accreditation from the accreditation council of graduate medical education (acgme) and onboarded 6 new residents in its first academic year in july 2024.