Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium Of Oklahoma Inc

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA (OMECO) REQUESTS FUNDING FOR AN EXISTING FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM LOCATED AT CHEROKEE NATION IN TAHLEQUAH, THE COUNTY SEAT OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. CHEROKEE COUNTY IS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA WITH AN INDEX SCORE OF 54.3. OMECO AND CHEROKEE NATION ARE REQUESTING 96 FTE RESIDENTS, WITH 24 FTE RESIDENTS PER YEAR FOR FOUR (4) YEARS. SINCE ITS INITIAL ACCREDITATION IN 2019, THE CHEROKEE NATION FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS BEEN TRAINING PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF PRIMARY CARE TO VARIOUS RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. HOUSED AT CHEROKEE NATION’S OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE CENTER (CNOHC) IN TAHLEQUAH, THIS 3-YEAR POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM’S CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY MEDICINE COMPETENCIES BY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF AMBULATORY CARE AND INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. IN ADDITION TO CNOHC, CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERVICES OPERATES W.W. HASTINGS HOSPITAL (CN WWH). CN WWH IS LICENSED FOR SIXTY (60) BEDS AND INCLUDES A SIX (6) BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE LABOR AND DELIVERY AND A NEWBORN NURSERY. THE PATIENT POPULATION INCLUDES NEWBORNS, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WITH AN EQUAL MIX OF BOTH GENDERS. PATIENTS ARE ADMITTED WITH A WIDE A VARIETY OF DISEASE PROCESSES THAT INVOLVE THE MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES. THE PATIENT VOLUMES AT THIS SITE ARE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PATIENT ENCOUNTER REQUIREMENTS. THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY HOSPITALIST AND MATERNITY/OB SERVICES AT THIS SITE ARE OF EDUCATIONAL IMPORTANCE. THE INPATIENT MEDICINE TEACHING SERVICE (IMTS) IS A TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOUR HOSPITALIST SERVICE THAT ACCEPTS ESTABLISHED AND UNASSIGNED PATIENTS TO THE OBSERVATION UNIT, INPATIENT GENERAL MEDICAL FLOOR, AND INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU). ON THIS SERVICE, THE RESIDENTS ARE SUPERVISED BY FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY FACULTY. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CONCERN S AND OFTEN CASES INVOLVE HIGHLY COMPLEX COMBINATIONS OF PATHOLOGY REQUIRING A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF CARE COORDINATION. RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE-MONTH ROTATIONS ON THIS SERVICE. THE RESIDENTS COMPLETE A TOTAL OF SIX (6) MONTHS ON THE IMTS AT PROGRESSIVE LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THEIR TRAINING.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - 1. NAME OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM: CHICKASAW NATION FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2. DISCIPLINE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: FAMILY MEDICINE 3. TYPE OF APPLICATION: NEW THCGME APPLICANT 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) CONSORTIUM 5. YEAR PROGRAM FIRST BEGAN TRAINING RESIDENTS: 2017 6. ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CHICKASAW.NET/OUR-NATION/CAREERS/FAMILY-MEDICINE-RESIDENCY 7. BRIEF OVERVIEW: THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA (OMECO) REQUESTS FUNDING FOR A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE TRIBAL CHICKASAW NATION IN ADA, THE COUNTY SEAT OF PONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. THE CHICKASAW NATION FAMILY MEDICAL RESIDENCY (CNFMR) PROGRAM UTILIZES THE COMMUNITY-BASED AMBULATORY PATIENT CARE CENTER OF THE CHICKASAW NATION IN PONTOTOC COUNTY. THIS COMMUNITY-BASED AMBULATORY CLINIC SITE SERVES AS THE CLINIC BASE FOR THE PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS. THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SERVE THE CHICKASAW NATION IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. PONTOTOC COUNTY IS DESIGNATED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH POLICY (FORHP) AS AN AMERICAN INDIAN/TRIBAL FACILITY/POPULATION. THE FORHP ALSO CLASSIFIES THE AREA AS RURAL, WITH A CORRESPONDING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) SCORE OF 18, AS WELL AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA) WITH INDEX SCORES OF 58.5 AND 58.7 FOR THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS. THE CHICKASAW NATION CLINIC WILL HAVE ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH A SUBCONTRACT WITH OMECO. THIS THREE-YEAR POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM’S CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY MEDICINE COMPETENCIES BY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF AMBULATORY CARE AND INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. THE PATIENT VOLUMES AT THIS SITE ARE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PATIENT ENCOUNTER REQUIREMENTS. THE RESIDENTS ARE SUPERVISED BY FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY FACULTY. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CONCERNS AND OF TEN CASES INVOLVE HIGHLY COMPLEX COMBINATIONS OF PATHOLOGY REQUIRING A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF CARE COORDINATION. RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE-MONTH ROTATIONS AT PROGRESSIVE LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THEIR TRAINING. 8. TOTAL FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED: 32 9. FTE POSITIONS FOR AY 2022-2023: 12 (4-4-4) 10. ROTATION SITES: NONE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE CHICKASAW NATION PROGRAM WILL BE PERFORMING ROTATIONS AT ANY NEW HOSPITAL ROTATION SITES (I.E., SITES THAT HAVE NOT PROVIDED RESIDENT TRAINING IN ANY PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR).

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TRAINING PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - 1. NAME OF TRAINING PROGRAM: OMECO PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2. DISCIPLINE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: PEDIATRICS 3. TYPE OF APPLICATION: EXPANSION 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: GME CONSORTIUM 5. YEAR PROGRAM FIRST BEGAN TRAINING RESIDENTS: 2012 6. ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE: HTTPS://HEALTH.OKSTATE.EDU/GME/RESIDENCY-FELLOWSHIPS.HTML 7. BRIEF OVERVIEW: THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA (OMECO) SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AND OPERATES A TEACHING HEALTH CENTER FUNDED PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY PROGRAM SINCE 2012. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE AMBULATORY CLINIC OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) CLINIC SYSTEM IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE OSU CLINIC SYSTEM SERVES AS THE CLINIC BASE FOR RESIDENTS WHILE THE OSU MEDICAL CENTER (A HOSPITAL OWNED BY STATE OF OKLAHOMA TRUST AND MANAGED BY ST. FRANCIS HEALTH SYSTEM) AND ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL SERVE AS ROTATION SITES FOR HOSPITAL-BASED, INPATIENT TRAINING). OMECO HAS ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPANSION. THE OSU PHYSICIANS PEDIATRIC CLINIC IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN TULSA AND SERVES APPROXIMATELY 7,000 PATIENTS. THE PATIENT POPULATION IS RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE WITH THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS FROM A RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY INCLUDING NON-HISPANIC BLACK (24%), HISPANIC (22%), AMERICAN INDIAN (6%) AND MULTIRACIAL/OTHER (9%). FURTHER, THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE LOW INCOME AND 89% MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR MEDICAID OR CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM PAYERS. NEARLY 35% REPORT FOOD INSECURITY. THE OSU CLINIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AS A TEACHING HEALTH CENTER, IN THAT PEDIATRICS RESIDENTS AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE CO-TRAINING. THE PATIENT ACUITY, ACCESS, AND VOLUME ARE SUFFICIENT FOR AN AMBULATORY RESIDENCY EXPANSION. PHYSICIAN FACULTY WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN RESIDENT PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE THE FULL RANGE OF PEDIATRICS CARE IN A VARIETY OF PRACTICE SETTINGS IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. COMPREHENSIVE DATA REGARD ING THE PRACTICE PATTERN OF GRADUATES HAS BEEN COLLECTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED FOR ANNUAL REPORTING AND RESEARCH. DATA COLLECTED INCLUDES: PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CHOICE; PRACTICE LOCATION; PRACTICE TYPE (E.G., EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN, PRIVATE PRACTICE, GROUP PRACTICE, ETC.); AND PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS (E.G., LOCATION IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND/OR A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCES, PATIENT PAYER SOURCE INFORMATION, ETC.). 8. TOTAL FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED: 24 RESIDENTS (8-8-8) TOTAL OF 96 9. FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED FOR AY 2022-2023: 24 (8-8-8) RESIDENTS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - 1. NAME OF TRAINING PROGRAM: CHOCTAW NATION FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2. DISCIPLINE OF RESIDENCY PROGRAM: FAMILY MEDICINE 3. TYPE OF APPLICATION: EXPANSION 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: GME CONSORTIUM 5. YEAR PROGRAM FIRST BEGAN TRAINING RESIDENTS: 2012 6. ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE: HTTPS://CHOCTAWNATION.COM/CNHSA-RESIDENCY-PROGRAM 7. BRIEF OVERVIEW: THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA (OMECO) SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A THC FUNDED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN 2012. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UTILIZES THE COMMUNITY-BASED AMBULATORY PATIENT CARE CENTER OF THE TRIBAL CHOCTAW NATION HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY (CNHSA) FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC. THIS PATIENT CARE CENTER (COMMUNITY-BASED AMBULATORY CLINIC) SERVES AS THE CLINIC BASE FOR PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS. THESE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SERVE THE CHOCTAW NATION IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH POLICY (FORHP) AS AN AMERICAN INDIAN/TRIBAL FACILITY/POPULATION. THE CHOCTAW NATION FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC WILL HAVE ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH A SUBCONTRACT WITH OMECO. CNHSA FACULTY TRAIN RESIDENT PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE THE FULL RANGE OF PRIMARY CARE IN A VARIETY OF PRACTICE SETTINGS. CNHSA UTILIZES PRINCIPALS OF THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME IN ITS APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. THIS CARE INCLUDES CLINIC VISITS, HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICATIONS, LABORATORY STUDIES, RADIOLOGY STUDIES, AND LIMITED SPECIALTY CARE. RESIDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROJECTS SUCH AS PROVIDING PHYSICALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES. CNHSA SERVES THE AMERICAN INDIAN (AI) POPULATION IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS POPULATION IS CHARACTERIZED BY RELATIVELY HIGH RATES OF POVERTY, LOW RATES OF COLLEGE ATTENDANCE, HIGH RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TEEN PREGNANCY, AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES, INFLUENCED BY RURALITY, ARE EXACERBATED AMONG OKLAHOMA’S AI POPULATIONS. COMPREHENSIVE DATA REGARDING THE PRACTICE PATTERN OF GRADUATES HAS BEEN COLLECTED FOR PREVIOUS GRADUATES AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED FOR ANNUAL REPORTING AND RESEARCH. CNHSA BOASTS A TREMENDOUS TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WHO TEND TO REMAIN IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. 8. TOTAL FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED FOR ALL YEARS: 15 (5-5-5) RESIDENTS PER YEAR OR 64 TOTAL 9. FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED TO BE FUNDED FOR AY 2022-2023: 15 (5-5-5) RESIDENTS 10. ROTATION SITES: NONE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE CHOCTAW NATION PROGRAM WILL BE PERFORMING ROTATIONS AT ANY NEW HOSPITAL ROTATION SITES (I.E., SITES THAT HAVE NOT PROVIDED RESIDENT TRAINING IN ANY PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR).

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - 1. NAME OF TRAINING PROGRAM: TAHLEQUAH MEDICAL GROUP INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2. DISCIPLINE OF RESIDENCY PROGRAM: INTERNAL MEDICINE 3. TYPE OF APPLICATION: EXPANSION 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: GME CONSORTIUM 5. YEAR PROGRAM FIRST BEGAN TRAINING RESIDENTS: 2012 6. ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE: HTTPS://ALWAYSNHS.ORG/INTERNAL-MEDICINE-RESIDENCY-PROGRAM 7. BRIEF OVERVIEW: THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA (OMECO) SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A THC FUNDED INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN 2012. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES AN AMBULATORY CLINIC, TAHLEQUAH MEDICAL GROUP, LOCATED IN TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA. TAHLEQUAH MEDICAL GROUP WILL HAVE ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH A SUBCONTRACT WITH OMECO. TAHLEQUAH MEDICAL GROUP (TMG) PROVIDES PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE FOR RURAL CHEROKEE COUNTY AND MULTIPLE SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. CHEROKEE COUNTY HAS A POPULATION THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 36.4% AMERICAN INDIAN (AI) AND IS A DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) WITH A SCORE OF 18, A DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA), AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION (MUP) FOR LOW INCOME AS 22% OF THE POPULATION LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. CHEROKEE COUNTY HAS HIGHER RATES OF HEART DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, AND OPIOID MISUSE THAN BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES. TMG PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN INTERNAL MEDICINE TO ALL POPULATIONS IN THE NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING THE PREDOMINATELY AMERICAN INDIAN (AI) POPULATION. THE CHEROKEE NATION HAS USED THE TMG INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AS AN IMPORTANT PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT TOOL AND HAS HIRED 9 OF ITS 26 GRADUATES. THE TMG IM RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING PIPELINE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED IN TAHLEQUAH THAT INCLUDES AN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC) AND THE FIRST TRIBALLY LOCATED MEDICAL SCHOOL, OKLAHOM A STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE-CHEROKEE NATION. COMPREHENSIVE DATA REGARDING THE PRACTICE PATTERN OF GRADUATES HAS BEEN COLLECTED FOR PREVIOUS GRADUATES AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED FOR ANNUAL REPORTING AND RESEARCH. DATA COLLECTED INCLUDES: PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CHOICE; PRACTICE LOCATION; PRACTICE TYPE (E.G., EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN, PRIVATE PRACTICE, GROUP PRACTICE, ETC.); AND PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS (E.G., LOCATION IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND/OR A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, INTER-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCES, PATIENT PAYER SOURCE INFORMATION, ETC.). 8. TOTAL FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED TO BE FUNDED FOR ALL YEARS: 21 (7-7-7) RESIDENTS PER YEAR OR 84 TOTAL RESIDENTS. 9. FTE POSITIONS REQUESTED TO BE FUNDED FOR AY 2022-2023: 21 (7-7-7) RESIDENTS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT 1. NAME OF GME TRAINING PROGRAM: OMECO FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2. DISCIPLINE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: FAMILY MEDICINE 3. TYPE OF APPLICATION: EXPANSION 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: GME CONSORTIUM, EASTGATE CLINIC, OPERATES AS PART OF GME CONSORTIUM 5. FIRST YEAR TRAINING RESIDENTS: 2012 6. ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE: HTTPS://MEDICINE.OKSTATE.EDU/ACADEMICS/FAMILY-MEDICINE/RESIDENCY/ 7. THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA, INC. (OMECO) HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED A THCGME FUNDED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM SINCE 2012. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE EASTGATE CLINIC IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA AS THE AMBULATORY CLINIC SITE FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE TRAINING. OMECO, THE ACGME SPONSORING INSTITUTION WILL HAVE ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EXPANSION. CURRENTLY, THIS INNOVATIVE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UTILIZES A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE. THE MEDICAL HOME PROVIDES ENHANCED SERVICES SUCH AS 24-HOUR PHYSICIAN CALL COVERAGE, EXTENDED AMBULATORY CARE HOURS, POPULATION CARE MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMATIC SCREENING WITH BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT), AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS (E.G., EMAIL AND TEXT). AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD IS UTILIZED AND WORKS CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING SYSTEM. TULSA COUNTY IS CLASSIFIED AS LOW-INCOME POPULATION HPSA WITH 36% OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE EASTGATE CLINIC ZIP CODE CLASSIFIED AS LOW INCOME. THE EASTGATE CLINIC SERVES A POPULATION THAT IS LARGELY RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES (51%). THE CLINIC SERVES ONE OF THE TOP TEN LARGEST HMONG POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY AT JUST OVER 2,500 PEOPLE. FURTHER, MORE THAN 24% OF THE ADULTS IN THIS ZIP CODE REPORT HAVING NO USUAL SOURCE OF CARE. THE MISSION OF THE OMECO FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY (OFMR) IS TO TRAIN FULLY COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE OF RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE PROGRAM’S PHILOSOPHY IS THAT FAMILY MEDICINE IS THE CORNERSTONE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE. THE OFMR PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPOSURE TO A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND IS BUILT UPON CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DERIVED FROM TRADITIONAL MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND SURGICAL MODELS. THIS APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO CONSISTENTLY DELIVER QUALITY CARE THAT IS PATIENT-CENTERED AND SERVES TO OPTIMALLY TRAIN PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN HOW HEALTHCARE CAN BE DELIVERED IN ANY SETTING, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE OFMR PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC SERVICE, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH RESIDENT TO LEARN IN THE HOSPITAL, AMBULATORY AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. 8. WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR 25 RESIDENTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM OR 100 TOTAL RESIDENTS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD, JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2029. 9. FOR AY 2025-2026 WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR 25 (8-9-8) RESIDENTS. 10. RESIDENTS WITHIN THE APPLICANT RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM WILL NOT PERFORM ROTATIONS AT A HOSPITAL ROTATION SITE THAT HAS NOT PROVIDED RESIDENT TRAINING IN ANY PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR.