HRSA Centers of Excellence to Recruit, Train Underrepresented Minority Students and Faculty at Health Professions Schools

Sponsor Deadline: 

Jan 9, 2017

Sponsor: 

Health Resources and Services Admin. Bureau of Health Workforce

HRSA url   https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/Externa...

Grants.gov  http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=289063

Eligible applicants are accredited allopathic schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and graduate programs in behavioral or mental health that meet the requirements of Section 736(c) of the PHS Act.   
NOTE: Multiple applications from an organization are allowable for different designations of Centers of Excellence COE programs (e.g. Hispanic and Native Americans, or Hispanic and other).
      Diversity in the healthcare workforce is necessary to achieve the goal of high-quality, safe, and accessible care.  Health workforce diversity has also been linked to improvements in health care delivery, increased cultural competence and increased patient satisfaction.  Thus, a significant and substantial increase in a diverse and culturally competent health professions workforce will contribute to effectively and efficiently addressing the healthcare needs of underrepresented minority (URM) populations.  The COE program award recipients serve as innovative resource and education centers to recruit, train, and retain URM students and faculty at health professions schools.  Programs will improve information resources, clinical education, curricula, and cultural competence as they relate to minority health issues and social determinants of health.  These award recipients also focus on facilitating faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting URM groups.  The ultimate goal of the program is to strengthen the national capacity to produce a quality healthcare workforce who’s racial and ethnic diversity is representative of the U.S. population.

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