Project Grant T9954247

The University of Arizona was awarded a $3,930,144 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Medical Student Education (CFDA 93.680) program to increase the number of primary care physicians in Arizona. The key objectives of the grant are to:

1. Create primary care and rural admissions tracks to target medical students likely to practice in tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities.
2. Expand tribal, rural, and community health center-based clinical experiences, including the expansion of the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship curriculum.
3. Enhance the clinical curriculum through faculty development, student coordination, technology, teaching resources, and health equity curriculum implementation.
4. Increase the number of medical students entering primary care residencies in Arizona through admissions, scholarships, clinical experiences, and student advising.

This grant award supports the University of Arizona's efforts to address the severe primary care provider shortage in Arizona, which disproportionately impacts the state's vulnerable populations including tribal nations, border towns, and frontier/rural communities.