$14M Boost for Med Schools Training Rural Doctors
Published Date: 12/2/2025
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Summary
HRSA is giving an extra $14.1 million to 12 medical schools that already got funding in 2023. This money, about $1.175 million each for 2026-2027, will help these schools offer more scholarships and improve teaching for future doctors in areas needing more primary care providers. The goal? To boost medical training where it's needed most, without making schools compete for this extra cash.
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Scholarships for 3rd/4th-Year Med Students
HRSA is giving a total of $14.1 million as a non-competitive supplement to 12 Medical Student Education (MSE) Program award recipients, providing $1.175 million to each school for fiscal year 2026. That money will fund scholarships for 3rd- and 4th-year medical students who are applying to primary care residency programs in general internal medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine, or internal medicine/pediatrics during the project period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Faculty and Preceptor Support Stipends
The supplement requires each recipient to support development of faculty in general internal medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine, or internal medicine/pediatrics and to train primary care providers to serve as preceptors, including providing stipend support as needed. These activities are supported by the $1.175 million per school for fiscal year 2026 during the July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 project period.
Expanded Curriculum: Telehealth, AI, Behavioral Health
Recipients must create or enhance curricula that integrate behavioral health and primary care (including prevention and treatment of opioid and other substance use disorders), incorporate telehealth and technologies such as AI and mobile health, teach digital health and value-based care to improve quality and reduce costs, and educate on environmental health and community nutrition during July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. These changes affect how medical students are trained at the 12 listed schools.
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