DR. KIRAN C. PATEL INSTITUTE FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (KPIGME)
PGY-1 Residency Training Grant
The objective of the Residency Training Grant is for Osteopathic Medical Schools to support eligible Hospitals/Institutions who are applying for new PGY-1 Medical Residency positions with the Accredited Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) by providing financial support in the development stage. This grant will also support ACGME accredited residency programs in good standing who are applying to increase their complement. The funds are to be used to support development costs for the program.
The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) as of 2023 is requiring new Osteopathic Medical schools seeking accreditation to dedicate funds to support the development and expansion of GME PGY-1 residency positions. Through this grant, the partnerships that will be created will assist many of these medical schools with this standard and will help address the shortage in physicians in rural and underserved areas.
By the end of Year 5, our partnered medical schools will provide support in developing new residency programs by committing financial support to expanding graduate medical education for approximately three hundred (300) PGY-1 medical residents in the United States.
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Shawnette Alford, C-TAGME
Assistant Director of GME Operations
Accreditation, Grants, Program Management
321-222-5395
ELIGIBILITY
Any hospital or insitutution planning to apply for a new ACGME accredited residency program or expanding an existing ACGME accredited program (by increasing the complement) are eligible to apply for the PGY-1 Residency Training Grant. The program must be applying for initial ACGME accrediation or be a program with the status of Continued Accreditation Without Outcomes (cannot be on probation). You must submit the completed application to be considered for this grant and attach the latest ACGME Letter of Notification indicating your status.
