Image via WikipediaBy Chris Silva, amednews staffMore than 80 accredited primary care residency programs will be able to increase the number of doctors they help train, thanks to a $167.3 million grant from the Dept. of Health and Human Services.
By 2015, the money will help create 889 primary care residencies in general pediatrics, general internal medicine and family medicine.
The grant is part of $320 million in awards that HHS announced on Sept. 27. The funding, which will strengthen the primary care work force, was made available through the health system reform law.
"Chronic diseases, most of which are preventable, are one of the main reasons health care costs have soared over the past several decades," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. "Investing in our primary care work force will strengthen the role that wellness and prevention play in our health care system. With these grants, Americans from all backgrounds will have new opportunities to enter the health care work force."
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