Medical Student Education

Objective

The MSE Program provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for medical students preparing to become physicians in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2036. The program is designed to prepare and encourage medical students training in the most underserved states to choose residencies and careers in primary care that serve tribal communities, rural communities, and/or medically underserved communities (MUCs) after they graduate. This will be accomplished by supporting the development of medical school curricula, clinical training site partnerships, and faculty training programs, with the goal of educating medical students who are likely to choose career paths in primary care, especially for tribal communities, rural communities, and/or MUCs.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

Per statute, funds must be awarded to public institutions of higher education in states in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care physician shortage as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To determine the eligible states, HRSA used the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis projections through 2036, which indicate there are 10 states in the top quintile. Eligible states are Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah.

Who Benefits

• Nonprofit Organization
• Graduate and Professional Higher Education

Beneficiaries include physician training programs that train medical students. Public non-profit colleges of medicine in the states in the top quintile of states with projected shortage of primary care physicians in 2036.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

MSENOFO@hrsa.gov
301-443-8437