Project Grant T9155496

The Ibn Sina Foundation, Inc. received a $214,232 Project Grant award effective March 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530), administered by the Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports the development and establishment of a new three-year Family Medicine residency program based primarily in a community health center located in a medically underserved area of Fort Bend County, Houston, Texas. The program will train 12 residents over the award period (4 residents per year), with 4 residents enrolled in the initial academic year (2024-25).

The Ibn Sina Foundation, in partnership with the Sam Houston Regional Education Consortium as the sponsoring institution, will deliver specialized medical education that emphasizes community medicine, cultural competency, and health literacy to prepare graduates for careers in primary care in underserved settings. The residency program aims to place graduates in health centers and other underserved settings at rates exceeding the national average for family practice residencies, thereby addressing primary care physician shortages and health equity gaps in Fort Bend County and surrounding medically underserved communities.