CalMedForce awards more than $25 million to expand California’s physician workforce
December 3,
2024By Physicians for a Healthy California CalMedForce
On November 22, 2024, CalMedForce announced its seventh cohort of awardees. The CalMedForce program, in partnership with the University of California, funds residency positions at graduate medical education (GME) programs throughout California. The program—made possible by the Prop 56 tobacco tax—addresses the state’s physician shortage, particularly in underserved communities where patients often lack access to timely, high quality health care.
This year’s total investment in CalMedForce was a little over $25 million. In this cycle, 142 programs were awarded to support 184 resident positions.
CalMedForce funded 30 new programs, 14 existing programs and 98 current programs. Among the awarded programs, an average of 78% of their patient load is Medi-Cal, dual-eligible, indigent and uninsured patients.
This application cycle, PHC received 173 applications from GME programs across California. In total, requests from applicants totaled $136 million to fund 773 resident positions.
To date, CalMedForce has awarded more than $251 million to fund 1,366 resident positions across 31 California counties.