Federal Grant Award Summary

United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley (UHC) received a $267,790 Project Grant award, effective March 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CFDA 93.530). This award supports the establishment and operation of a new Internal Medicine residency program designed to train primary care physicians in community-based ambulatory care settings serving medically underserved and uninsured populations across California's Central Valley.

The grant funds training for five Internal Medicine residents in Academic Year 2025-2026, with the inaugural class beginning July 2025 at UHC's Parlier Health Center. The residency program will utilize clinical rotations at UHC's 34 medical facilities located in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas, as well as partnership facilities including Community Regional Medical Center and Veterans Administration clinics. UHC's patient population consists primarily of low-income, marginalized communities—80% Hispanic, 75% at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, and 56% migrant or seasonal farmworkers—reflecting the program's mission to address systemic healthcare inequities and workforce shortages in rural and underserved regions.