Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - project title: teaching health center at community of hope: caring for families, improving lives, leading change

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. $321,348 on March 1, 2026, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment program (CFDA 93.530) to support primary care residency training at Community of Hope, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Washington, D.C.

The award funds two Family Medicine residents per year training within the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program at Community of Hope in Ward 8, Washington, D.C. Learner training addresses primary care, dental, emotional wellness, care coordination, and pharmacy services. The program targets a Health Professional Shortage Area and medically underserved community with significant unmet health needs and gaps in workforce diversity and capacity.

Performance extends through June 30, 2026, with place of performance in Colmar Manor, Maryland. The residency program, ACGME Program 1201021080, is part of the MedStar Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium, which includes 1,100 residents and began training residents in 1978. This is a new application to the THCGME program.

Address: medstar health, 10980 grantchester way, 7TH floor, columbia, MD 21044. Project director name: jamie hill-daniel, MD contact phone numbers (VOICE, FAX): 301-699-7700 (VOICE), 301-699-7700 (FAX) email address