Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - the objective of this project at banyan community health center, INC. (WWW.banyanhealth.ORG) is to establish a new…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Banyan Community Health Center Inc. $1.442 million on March 1, 2026, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment program (CFDA 93.530) to establish a new teaching health center and support resident full-time equivalent positions in a community-based psychiatry residency program.

Banyan will develop a comprehensive residency program providing community-based training in integrated primary and behavioral health care, beginning in July 2025. The program targets medically underserved populations including Hispanic and African American communities, homeless and low-income individuals, and those with substance use disorders, serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, and co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Residents will receive training in access to treatment, adherence to licensed substance use disorder treatment, prevention services, and culturally competent patient-centered care.

The award funds new residency positions to expand graduate medical education capacity in the region and enhance the healthcare workforce pipeline serving Banyan's local population. Banyan Community Health Center Inc., headquartered in Doral, Florida, is a tax-exempt nonprofit operating as a parent organization with a named subsidiary, Miami Behavioral Health Center, Inc. The award period runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in Doral, Florida. The program is classified as a Project Grant, with funding reconciled annually based on resident FTE slots reported by the teaching health center.

Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - the objective of this project at banyan community health center, INC. (WWW.banyanhealth.ORG) is to establish a new teaching health center (THC) and secure funding to support resident full-time equivalent (FTE) positions in our community-based psychiatry residency program. This initiative aligns with our commitment to address the growing demand for primary care physicians in underserved communities by expanding the graduate medical education (GME) capacity in our region to develop a sustainable community-based psychiatry residency program that utilizes an integrated primary and behavioral health care focus. As a new THC, we aim to develop a comprehensive residency program that will provide high-quality, community-based training for residents. Our goal is to enhance the healthcare workforce pipeline, particularly in medically underserved areas, while ensuring our residents receive education that equips them to provide culturally competent and patient-centered care. The funding provided by this award will enable US to create new residency positions, which are vital to meeting the healthcare needs of our local population. Our residents will serve a diverse and underserved population, with a particular focus on access to treatment, improve adherence to, and quality integration of licensed treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), SUD prevention, serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and CO-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD). Our community has historically faced significant barriers to care. Our community population includes hispanic and african american populations, individuals with CO-occurring disorders of substance use and mental health, homeless, and low-income populations. Our program is set to begin july 2025; IT is a new program. The total resident FTE positions being requested to be funded under this program for all post graduate years of training are 12 (3-3-3-3)resident FTE. The number of residents requested to be funded under this program for the first AY 2025-2026 are 3 (3-0-0-0).