Transcript ORHPC: NEW FUNDING AND PROGRAMS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE August 17, 2015 Will Wilson Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Minnesota Department of Health.

ORHPC:
NEW FUNDING AND PROGRAMS FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
August 17, 2015
Will Wilson
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health
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New Funding and Programs
• Primary Care Residency Expansion Grants
• $1,500,000 per year
• International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Program
• $1,000,000 per year
• State Loan Forgiveness Program
• $2,500,000 additional funding per year, plus newly eligible
professions
• Other workforce-related ORHPC grant programs
• Existing and new
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Primary Care Residency
Expansion Grants
• $1,500,000 per year to fund expanded residency slots in
primary care residency programs:
• Family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics,
psychiatry, general surgery, geriatric fellowship
• Selection based on a competitive review process
• Grant contracts will be for up to three years
• $150,000 in year 1; $100,000 in year 2; $50,000 in year 3
• Applicants must verify that a state-funded residency slot is
an expansion above existing slots
• Grantees must agree to maintain the expanded number of
slots for the entire term of the contract
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IMG Assistance Program
• ~200 foreign trained physicians already in MN
• 4-pronged program to help IMGs get licensed in MN
1. Planning and development (MDH)
2. Career Guidance and Support Services grants
Also funding available from DEED ($200,000 one-time)
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Clinical Preparation grants
• Funding to selected training programs for training support and experiences,
including monthly stipends for participating IMGs
• Selected IMGs must agree to serve in a rural or underserved area for at least
five years
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IMG primary care residency fund ($1,000,000 one-time)
• Up to $150,000 available per year for primary care residency programs who
agree to take on a qualifying IMG resident
• Once in practice, IMG must repay $15,000 per year or 10% of salary –
whichever is less -- for five years
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Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Program
• 3-year minimum commitment with an optional 4th year
• Now $3.24 million per year – will fund over 200 recipients
Profession
Annual award
Service Requirement
Physician
$30,000
Rural or Urban (HPSA)
Dentist
$30,000
25% of patients in public programs
Pharmacist
$20,000
Rural
Midlevel (NP, PA, CNM,
ACNS, NA)
$12,000
Rural
Nurse
$5,000
Nursing Home or ICF/DD
Nurse and Allied Faculty
$9,000
Full time in post-secondary
Dental Therapy (DT, ADT)
$10,000
Rural
Public Health Nurse
$5,000
Rural
Mental Health Professional
(Psychologist, LICSW,
LMFT, LPCC)
$12,000 Psychology
$7,000 LICSW,
LMFT, LPCC
Rural or Urban (HPSA)
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Other ORHPC Workforce
Grant Programs
• Clinical Dental Education Innovations Grant ($1.1 million)
• Dental training by clinics and/or education programs
• Summer Internship Program ($300,000)
• Partnership with the MN Hospital Association
• Emerging Professions Grants ($420,000)
• Funding for placement of Community Health Workers, Community
Paramedics, Dental Therapists in innovative settings
• Funding to develop employer-based Toolkits for each profession
• NEW – HCBS Scholarship Program ($950,000)
• Funds in-house scholarships for employees of HCBS employers
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Discussion
Will Wilson, Supervisor
Primary Care Financial and
Technical Assistance Unit
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
(651) 201-3842
[email protected]