Federal Grant Award Summary

The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education received a $321,348 project grant award dated March 1, 2026, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) administered by the Bureau of Health Professionals. This new consortium-based residency program, which commenced training in July 2025, establishes the TWCGME-Scranton Family Medicine Program with funding extending through June 30, 2029. The program delivers graduate medical education training in family medicine through the Wright Center for Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which serves as the primary care training location for residents.

The program supports residency training focused on serving underserved populations across a seven-county area in Northeast Pennsylvania, including both urban and rural HRSA-designated communities. The training location serves a diverse patient population, including over 28,000 patients annually across multiple clinic visits and telehealth encounters, with particular emphasis on addressing regional health disparities including higher-than-average rates of chronic disease, opioid misuse, and concentrated poverty. The program incorporates culturally sensitive care training to address the needs of an increasingly diverse immigrant population, with over 35 languages represented in the service area. Funding under this award supports resident FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) positions across post-graduate years of training to develop a primary care workforce prepared to serve vulnerable and medically underserved communities.