Minnesota Statutes Section 144.1506 was enacted to address, in part, the medical residency shortage by awarding grants to support new Primary Care Residency positions/slots, or new Primary Care Residency programs. This grant program assists existing or proposed Primary Care Residency programs in Minnesota by funding costs associated with creating new residency programs, and training eligible residents in newly created slots.
The Primary Care Residency Grant program will serve all Minnesotans in need of health care by ensuring the state is increasing the number of primary care physicians in each of the eligible primary care provider fields recognized in Minnesota Statutes Section 144.1506.
Grant outcomes will include:
Priority will be given to applications that clearly define and address how the program will focus on creating or expanding residency slots in the primary care residency fields recognized by Minnesota Statutes Section 144.1506, how these expanded slots are necessary to increase the number of physicians in a specialty of high need, and how the curriculum prepares physicians to address health care disparities. Priority will also be given to applications that include rural training rotations and demonstrate placement of graduates in rural or underserved communities.
Note: Primary Care Residency Programs are invited, but not required, to support residency training for immigrant international Medical Graduates through the Primary Care Residency Grant Program.
Grant funds may be used for:
Estimated Total Program Funding: