Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. $694,232 under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) on March 1, 2026, to expand its Family Medicine Residency Program with two additional resident FTEs annually through June 30, 2029.

Family Health Centers of San Diego, a federally qualified health center headquartered in San Diego, California, operates the three-year Family Medicine Residency Program with ACGME accreditation for up to 24 resident FTEs (structured as 8-8-8 across three academic years). The award funds expansion from a baseline of 18 resident FTEs (6-6-6) to the full authorized complement of 24 FTEs. The program recruits and trains resident physicians from diverse backgrounds to deliver culturally sensitive primary care in ambulatory settings serving underserved communities. Since the program's 2014 inception under HRSA THCGME funding, 48 residents have completed training and entered the workforce, with 26 (54%) continuing to practice in medically underserved settings and health professional shortage areas.

FHCSD serves 159,114 unique patients annually, including 42,523 uninsured patients—more than any other single community clinic in the nation. The work is performed in San Diego, California.

Abstract

Hrsa-25-091 thcgme family medicine residency program project title: fhcsd family medicine residency program applicant name: family health centers of SAN diego, INC. Address: 823 gateway center way, SAN diego, CA 92102-4541 PD name: zachary thomas, MD contact PH. No.: (619) 515-2400 email address: