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December 2, 2019

State Tobacco Taxes Helping Expand Health Care Workforce - CalMedForce Awards $38 Million from Prop 56 Funds

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced more than $38 million in CalMedForce awards to support medical training and residency programs across the state and to help grow the physician workforce.

September 30, 2019

CalMedForce now accepting applications for cycle 2

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is now accepting applications for the second cycle of the graduate medical education (GME) grant program, CalMedForce.

August 27, 2019

PHC announces second application cycle for CalMedForce GME grants

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is excited to announce the second cycle for the graduate medical education (GME) grant program, CalMedForce, which will award approximately $38 million to primary care and emergency medicine residency programs in California.

June 24, 2019

PHC announces second application cycle for CalMedForce GME grants

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is excited to announce CalMedForce grant program’s second application cycle, which will award approximately $40 million to primary care and emergency medicine residency programs in California.

February 6, 2019

Physicians for a Healthy California Awards $38 Million in Grants to Expand Residency Programs in CA

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) today announced that more than $38 million in new state tobacco tax revenues has been awarded to graduate medical education (GME) programs across the state to fund 156 slots for physician residencies.

December 13, 2018

PHC announces new CalMedForce GME grant program; Application now open

The fiscal year 2018-19 budget via Proposition 56 includes an allocation of $40 million from Proposition 56 to the University of California to sustain, retain, and expand California residency positions in primary care and emergency medicine. PHC will be administering the program on behalf of the University of California.