Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Name of the training program: Community Health Care Family Medicine Residency Discipline of the residency program: Family Medicine Type of application: THC Expansion Eligible entity type: Federally qualified health centers, as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2) Year program first began training residence: 2014 Organization website address: www.commhealth.org Brief overview of the residency program: Community Healthcare successfully applied for FQHC Teaching Health Center designation in 2013. With the intent to achieve dual accreditation status, applications for accreditation at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) were submitted. The AOA granted accreditation in 2013 allowing successful recruitment for 6 osteopathic medical school graduates to enroll in post-graduate medical education training for the academic year 2014 - 2015. ACGME accreditation followed in 2014, successfully giving the Community Health Care Family Medicine Residency dual accreditation status. This designation expands CHC’s applicant pool as well as the quality and diversity of applicants attracted. Successful application through the Affordable Care Act resulted in the construction of the Hilltop Regional Health Center in 2013. This 27-million-dollar, three story, 59,000 sq. ft. structure supports residency training activities. Located in the heart of the poverty barrio in Tacoma, Washington, this modern primary care facility delivers treatment to unserved, underserved, and marginalized populations. From a gender, race, ethnic, age and country of origin perspective, diverse populations are provided full scope, broad spectrum care in this NCQA designated Patient-Centered Medical Home facility. The Hilltop Regional Health Center is also home for CHC’s Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner residency as well as Pharmacy and Dental residency training progra ms. Total FTE positions requested to be funded under this program for all years of training: 24 (8-8- 8) resident FTE. FTE positions requested to be funded under this program for AY 2022- 2023: 20 (20-18- 18).
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