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July 30, 2024By Physicians for a Healthy California CalMedForce

The application window for the CalMedForce graduate medical education (GME) grants is now open!

There is over $25 million available to award to medical residency programs in this cycle. This year’s application will be open until September 16, 2024. Application assistance webinars will be offered on August 1 and 26. For more information and to sign up for an informational webinar, visit calmedforce.org.

Awardees are selected based on their ability to support and expand the physician workforce to meet the demands of California’s diverse and growing patient population, with a focus on medically underserved populations. Eligible GME programs include family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and emergency medicine. Additionally, combined programs with at least one eligible discipline are welcome to apply.

Administered by Physicians for a Healthy California, CalMedForce provides annual grants to fund residency positions at GME programs throughout California. CalMedForce dedicates voter-approved, state tobacco tax revenues from Proposition 56 (2016) to train physicians and help California address its growing physician shortage.

To date, CalMedForce has allocated over $227 million for 638 awards to 167 GME programs across California to retain and expand residency slots in primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology) and emergency medicine.