Healthy Rural California Inc

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

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TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - A. ENTITY TYPE: GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM SPONSORING INSTITUTION: HEALTHY RURAL CALIFORNIA, INC. 25 ROCKMONT CIRCLE SACRAMENTO, CA 95835-1505 B. PROJECT DIRECTOR: KRISTY MAKIEVE, MBA 916-835-1570 KMAKIEVE@HEALTHYRURALCA.ORG CO-PROJECT DIRECTOR: GRETCHEN C. BENDER, MPA 916-208-0674 GBENDER@HEALTHYRURALCA.ORG WWW.HEALTHYRURALCA.ORG C. RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR: TO BE HIRED IN YEAR ONE D. RESIDENCY SPECIALTY AND TYPE: FAMILY MEDICINE (4X4) E. SPONSORING INSTITUTION: HEALTHY RURAL CALIFORNIA, INC. (GME COMMITTEE) F. RURAL TARGET AREA(S): GLENN AND BUTTE COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. G. FUNDING REQUESTED: $749,716.00 H. PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY OPTION: OPTION 1: ESTABLISHING A MEDICARE FTE RESIDENT CAP; OPTION 4: OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FUNDING I. PROJECTED NUMBER OF RESIDENTS: 4 INITIALLY; 12 AT FULL CAPACITY (4X3 PROGRAM) J. EXPECTED ACGME ACCREDITATION: OCTOBER 2021 (SPONSORING INSTITUTION ACCREDITATION ACHIEVED); SPRING 2024 (PROGRAM ACCREDITATION) EXPECTED RESIDENCY MATRICULATION: FALL 2025 HEALTHY RURAL CALIFORNIA IS WORKING TO CREATE COMMUNITY-LED RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM STEEPED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE HIGH ACE SCORES AND MULTIPLE RECENT DISASTERS IN OUR REGION. THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (GMEC) OF HEALTHY RURAL CALIFORNIA SERVES SEVERAL PURPOSES INCLUDING PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AS REQUIRED BY THE ACGME INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND AS THE PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR COMMUNICATION OF ACGME REQUIREMENTS TO PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS. THE INITIAL COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, AND DUTIES OF THE GMEC FOR HEALTHY RURAL CALIFORNIA, INC. WAS FINALIZED IN JUNE 2021 AND APPLICATION FOR SPONSORING INSTITUTION WAS SUBMITTED TO ACGME IN JULY 2021 AND APPROVED IN OCTOBER 2021. THE RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO TRAIN, DEVELOP AND CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW RESIDENTS EQUIPPED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERV E. THERE ARE ALSO MANY INDIRECT AND INTANGIBLE BENEFITS OF A RESIDENCY PROGRAM, SUCH AS THE CONTRIBUTION THAT A PROGRAM MAKES TO THE “MISSION, VISION AND VALUE” OF THE SPONSORING INSTITUTION AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN CLINICAL QUALITY THAT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS INSPIRE. WE ARE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM IN A REGION THAT HAS GREAT NEED. WORSENING ACCESS TO CARE ISSUES COMPOUNDED BY THE CAMP FIRE OF LATE 2018, THE NORTH COMPLEX FIRE IN 2020, AND MULTIPLE HISTORIC FIRES CURRENTLY BURNING IN OUR PROGRAM AREA, AS WELL AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAVE COMBINED TO CREATE A TRAUMA EXHAUSTED COMMUNITY STRETCHED TO ITS LIMITS AND STARVING FOR HELP. CONSORTIUM PARTNERS INCLUDE BUTTE-GLENN MEDICAL SOCIETY AND NEIGHBORING MEDICAL SOCIETIES, SHASTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, UC DAVIS MEDICAL SCHOOL. CLINICAL SITES INCLUDE GLENN MEDICAL CENTER AND NORTHERN VALLEY INDIAN HEALTH. OBJECTIVES OF THIS GRANT INCLUDE: 1. IMPLEMENT GOVERNANCE, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND PROGRAM STRUCTURE NEEDED TO MEET AND MAINTAIN ACGME ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. 2. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT PLAN TO RECRUIT A DIVERSE COHORT OF HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTS WITH INTEREST IN SERVING RURAL COMMUNITIES. 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR RESIDENT MENTORING, RETENTION, AND CAREER TRACKING POST COMPLETION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE 1. RESIDENCY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT -ENSURE DEVELOP A HIGH QUALITY, ACCREDITED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM; 2. ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SPONSORING INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM; 3. ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A GRADUATE TRACKING AND REPORTING PLAN.