Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - name: marillac community health centers - medicine residency program type of application: new eligible entity type:…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded $1,708,464 to Marillac Community Health Centers on March 1, 2026, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) to establish and operate a Family Medicine residency training program.

Marillac, a federally qualified community health center based in New Orleans, Louisiana, operates the residency program with primary training at its New Orleans East facility, which serves a low-income population that is primarily African-American. The program received ACGME accreditation and began resident training in July 2025. Clinical rotations occur across nine affiliated sites: Marillac's own DeParul Community Health Center, East Jefferson General Hospital, University Medical Center New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, Children's Hospital New Orleans, St. Thomas Community Health Center, Shirley Landry Benson PACE Center, Prytania Health Center, and Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine.

The award funds four resident FTE positions in the first academic year of funding, with the program structured to scale to twelve total resident FTE positions over three years in a 4-4-4 structure. The period of performance runs through June 30, 2029. The THCGME program expands primary care medical and dental residency training in community-based ambulatory care settings. Performance occurs in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Teaching health center (THC) graduate medical education (GME) payment program - name: marillac community health centers - medicine residency program type of application: new eligible entity type: marillac community health centers is a federally qualified community health center. There is no consortium involved. Year program first began training residents: july 2025 organization website address: https://WWW.dcsno.ORG/ brief overview: marillac community health centers (MCHC) family medicine residency program is a result of a hrsa teaching health center planning grant. MCHC has received acgme accreditation for the program. The primary training location will be at the MCHC's site new orleans east in new orleans, louisiana. The site serves a low-income population that is primarily african-american. Total resident FTE positions requested: 12 (4-4-4) resident FTE above the baseline resident ftes trained by the program in the prior AY, which was zero (0). Resident FTE positions requested to be funded under this program for the first AY of funding: 4 (4-0-0) rotation sites: name of sponsor: marillac community health center doing business as depaul community health centers - new orleans primary clinical site #1: depaul community health center - N.O. East [210080] primary clinical site #2: east jefferson general hospital [218021] primary clinical site #3: university medical center new orleans [210727] primary clinical site #4: touro infirmary [210193] primary clinical site #5: children's hospital (new orleans) [210731] primary clinical site #6: ST. Thomas community health center [210074] primary clinical site #7: shirley landry benson pace center [210078] primary clinical site #8: prytania health center [210076] primary clinical site #9: tulane institute of sports medicine [218085]