Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - name of the program: NSU kpcom/evara health family medicine residency program type of application: expansion address:…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc., doing business as Evara Health, $107,116 under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) on March 1, 2026.

The award funds the NSU KPCOM/Evara Health Family Medicine Residency Program, a partnership between Evara Health and Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. The program, which achieved ACGME accreditation in October 2022 and admitted its first resident class that year, provides graduate medical education training in family medicine within a community-based ambulatory care setting serving medically underserved populations. Performance occurs in Clearwater, Florida, at Evara's 19 health centers.

Evara is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center operating in Pinellas County, which carries a primary care HPSA score of 17 and is designated a medically underserved community. In 2023, Evara served 60,832 patients, with 93 percent below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and 80 percent below 100 percent of the federal poverty level.

The period of performance runs through June 30, 2029. THCGME awards are based on annual assessment of residency FTE slots and subject to a reconciliation process at the end of each budget period, through which overpayments may be recouped and underpayments adjusted.

Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - name of the program: NSU kpcom/evara health family medicine residency program type of application: expansion address: 14100 58TH ST N, clearwater, FL 33760-9900 project director name: carlos R. Rodriguez contact phone number