Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Address: 110 Memorial Hospital Drive, Huntsville, Texas 77340-4940 Project Director: Kathy Ogden, PhD Phone Number: 936-202-5227 Fax Number: 936-291-4512 Email Address: Kathy.ogden@hmh.cc Website: www.huntsvillememorial.com/Specialties-Services/Medical-Clinic.aspx Eligible Entity Type: Rural Health Center Residency Specialty & Type: New Family Medicine Residency (3-year rural program) Sponsoring Institution: Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Projected Number of Residents (all years): 12 (4-4-4) & (AY 23-24): 4 (4-0-0) Purpose/Need: The purpose of this project is to: (1) create a new Rural Teaching Health Center with a Family Medicine Residency program based predominately in a Rural Health Center; (2) implement specific curricula that focuses on community medicine, cultural competency, and practice management that prepares graduates for careers in primary care in underserved areas; and (3) place graduates in health centers and other underserved settings at a higher rate than the national average for family practice residencies. There is a great need to address the shortage of primary care physicians practicing in Walker County and surrounding counties thereby helping close the health equity gap. In this area of Texas, it is difficult to attract and retain physicians, however we have a high population of chronic and comorbid residents. This high level of need combined with a challenged physician supply results in a ratio of county residents to primary care physicians that is more than twice the national average. Currently, 21% of Walker County live in poverty and 19.29% are uninsured. Funding Priorities: As a new THCGME applicant, this project requests Priority 1 (HPSA) and Priority 3 (Rural) Overview of Program: The Huntsville Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Rural Residency Program is committed to training exemplary family medicine physicians and future healthcare leaders in rural communities. The Family Medicine Rural Residen cy Program will provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to qualified students all in a rural environment. Residents in the program will train with qualified, competent physicians that will instill in residents a desire for lifelong learning and a commitment to quality patient care. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas will serve as the Sponsoring Institution and Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine serves as the Academic Partner. The program application has been submitted to the ACGME and will be reviewed at the next meeting. With grant funding and accreditation, the first four residents will matriculate in July 2023. The Huntsville Medical Clinic is designated as a Rural Health Center and will serve as the Teaching Health Center with most required inpatient rotations performed at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. This hospital has not served as a training site in the past.
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