Project Grant T9C49300

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - APPLICANT: OAKLAND INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK (DBA HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH) ADDRESS: 461 W. HURON ST, SUITE 103, PONTIAC, MI 48341 PROJECT DIRECTOR/CONTACT: DEB BRINSON, DBRINSON@HONORCOMMUNITYHEALTH.ORG PROGRAM DIRECTOR/CONTACT: JASON RAMOS, MD, JRAOMOS@HONORCOMMUNITYHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE: HTTPS://HONORCOMMUNITYHEALTH.ORG/ PROGRAM FUNDING PRIORITY AREAS: HPSA & MUA/P TRAINING PROGRAM NAME: HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM RESIDENCY DISCIPLINE: FAMILY MEDICINE TYPE OF APPLICATION: NEW SPONSORING INSTITUTION: OAKLAND INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK DBA HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: OAKLAND INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK DBA HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (FQHC); STANDALONE PROGRAM (NO CONSORTIUM) FIRST YEAR TRAINING RESIDENTS: JULY 2023 - JUNE 2024 OAKLAND INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (HCH), IS AN INNOVATIVE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED ITS FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE DESIGNATION OCTOBER 31, 2012, AND NEW ACCESS POINT FUNDING IN 2015 FOR THREE LOCATIONS. HCH NOW HAS 20 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OAKLAND COUNTY, INCLUDING EIGHT (8) COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER LOCATIONS, (10) SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS, A DENTAL CENTER, AND A MOBILE DENTAL UNIT. AS THE LARGEST FQHC IN OAKLAND COUNTY, MI, HCH HAS STEADILY GROWN SINCE IT BEGAN AS AN FQHC LOOK-ALIKE IN 2012, SERVING 16,342 UNDUPLICATED USERS THROUGH ITS 20 SITES IN 2021. ITS SOLID AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS EVIDENCE HCH'S POSITIVE PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. IN 2007, THE CENTER FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE STUDIES RELEASED ITS MICHIGAN PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND THROUGH 2020 REPORT. IN A DEMOGRAPHIC-ONLY FORECAST, STATE-WIDE DEMAND FOR SERVICES OUTPACED THE SUPPLY OF PHYSICIANS BY 2% OR 425 PHYSICIANS. HOWEVER, IN A TREND SCENARIO ANALYSIS, DEMAND GROWTH OUTPACED SUPPLY BY 15% OR 4,444 PHYSICIANS BY 2020. IN ADDITION, ACCORDING TO A 2015 REPORT BY CIT IZENS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN, PHYSICIAN DISTRIBUTION EXACERBATED PROJECTED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES FOR SOME POPULATIONS BECAUSE THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICIANS DID NOT MEET GROWING NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE DETROIT METRO REGION, ESPECIALLY IN POCKETS OF OAKLAND COUNTY, HCH'S SERVICE AREA. HCH PROVIDES SERVICES IN A DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY (INDEX SCORE: 55.0) AND IS A DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SHORTAGE AREA TRAINING SITE (HPSA SCORE: 19). BY BECOMING A SPONSORING INSTITUTION AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER-BASED 6-6-6 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, HCH WILL ENHANCE THE PHYSICIAN PIPELINE IN ITS SERVICE AREA, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THESE ACUTE HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND OUTCOME DISPARITIES. AS A NEW TEACHING HEALTH CENTER AS DEFINED IN THE PHS ACT, THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE A NEW SOURCE OF PROVIDERS TO THE PHYSICIAN PIPELINE THAT ARE EXCEPTIONALLY SKILLED IN MEETING THE UNIQUE PRIMARY CARE NEEDS OF HCH'S COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE THAT HCH'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (HCH FMRP) DEVELOPS PROVIDERS ATTUNED TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, HCH WILL LEVERAGE ITS STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2021, HCH WAS AWARDED A TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT GRANT (HRSA-22-107). HCH IS THE ACGME-ACCREDITED SPONSORING INSTITUTION FOR THE FMRP, OBTAINING ACGME INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION IN JULY 2018 WITH A FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL SITE VISIT IN AUGUST 2021. HCH HAS CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION WITH A WARNING DUE TO THE FACT THAT A RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS NOT CURRENT ESTABLISHED, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE ORGANIZATION IS AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING CREATION OF ITS FMRP. HCH HAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED THE FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALTY APPLICATION PACKAGE AND IS AWAITING REVIEW BY ACGME. THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION CONFIRMATION IS INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT 5. HCH ANTICIPATES RECEIVING THE FAMILY MEDICINE SITE VISIT PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2023, WITH FINAL SPE CIALTY ACCREDITATION OCCURRING IN APRIL 2023.