$39 Million Awarded to Expand CA GME thru PHC CalMedForce January 21, 2022 General CalMedForce, Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium 0 Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced more than $39 million in CalMedForce awards across the state to support medical training and residency programs and help grow the physician workforce. The fourth round of CalMedForce funding, generated by the voter-approved Proposition 56 tobacco tax of 2016 and administered by PHC, supports 214 residency positions in 114 graduate medical education (GME) programs at hospitals and clinics, with an emphasis on those serving medically underserved groups and communities. This cycle marks the largest applicant pool to date, with 125 applications requesting over $99.5 million in funding to support 558 resident positions. On January 5, SBCMS leadership was on hand to present Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium award for over $3.5 million by Physicians for a Healthy California (the California Medical Association Foundation). The award is the highest amount LLUH has received from CalMedForce to support medical training, expand residency programs, and grow the physician workforce in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. "This funding allows Loma Linda University Health to accept 20 additional residency positions to serve the needs of medically underserved groups across our communities," said Daniel Giang, MD, associate dean for Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. "A special thanks goes to California Medical Association and San Bernardino County Medical Society for selecting our GME programs as funding recipients as we train resident physicians that will serve our area for many years to come.” (Award presentation on January 5 to LLUH Education Consortium) “We are so proud to be able to award this funding of $3.5 million on behalf of the California Medical Association and our local medical society. We applaud Loma Linda University Health’s commitment to prioritize the retention of physicians in the Inland Empire,” said Kristina Roloff, DO, President of the San Bernardino County Medical Society. “We value our partnership and will continue to work together to ultimately expand access to patient care at all levels.” Comments are closed.
