Intent
The GME Planning program provides support for hospitals, medical schools, and community-based health centers in the state interested in creating a new residency program with first-year residency positions. The program encourages new partnerships between applicants and existing GME programs.
Eligibility
Texas entities that are a hospital, a medical school, or a community-based, ambulatory patient care center and propose a strategy and work plan to develop new nationally accredited GME programs with first-year residency positions. Eligible Applicants may partner with a sponsoring institution or an existing GME program for the purpose of planning a new GME program.
How to Apply
Application Coming Soon.
Application Information
Awards will be made on a competitive basis, and only one application will be considered for possible award per eligible applicant.
Rules and Regulations
The GME–PPG was established in 2013 by the 83rd Texas Legislature and codified by Texas Education Code, Sections 58A.001 through 58A.022, Programs Supporting Graduate Medical Education.
Impact
The GME Planning and Partnership Grants Program was established in 2013 by the Texas Legislature to assist in increasing the number of entities with first-year residency positions. From 2014 to 2019, the program has helped establish 19 new residency programs, creating 154 new first-year residency positions.
