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Watch the video below to learn more about Valleywise Health's Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency Program and the impact of THCGME dental residency programs on expanding the long-term dental training infrastructure in underserved areas 👇

The THCGME TAC team and Teaching Health Center grant recipients have been busy this April disseminating best practices and resources for sustaining and strengthening graduate medical and dental education opportunities. Here are some of the wonderful events we attended this month:

Our Technical Assistance Center team was grateful to participate in the @theNASEM workshop entitled: “Exploring Opportunities to Improve Patient Access to Care Through Strategic Changes to Graduate Medical Education.” Read the accompanying paper here: nationalacademies.org/cdn/materials/…

We're excited to share that several Technical Assistance Center (TAC) members will be participating in an upcoming ACGME webinar. 📅 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 🕘12:30-2:00 PM CT 📍 Free virtual event Register here: dl.acgme.org/pages/leveragi…

Thank you to Abraham Nussbaum, Jeff Fritz, Kimberly Retetagos, and Sarah Ozurumba for presenting at Tuesday's webinar on organizational strategies to promote the wellbeing and flourishment of residents during training. Visit the THCGME Toolbox to view slides and recordings.

📢Call for Proposals Now Open! The 2026 Rural and Underserved National Graduate Medical Education Conference is now accepting proposal submissions! Submissions are due April 26, 2026, via the Qualtrics form: unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_en… Questions? Check here: nationalgmeconference.com

Exciting news! The Primary Care Association (PCA) Connection Tool, developed by @THCGME and @NACHC is now live! At the link below, you can locate contact information for state Primary Care Association (PCA) workforce leaders. Check out the tool here: nationalpcahub.org

We’re pleased to once again partner with @WCRGME and @wwaminetwork to offer the third annual Beyond the Match: How to Maximize Your Recruitment Strategy Workshop on Thursday, April 2nd. 🔗 Register here: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us on Tuesday, April 7, for the THCGME Monthly Webinar! April's webinar topic is: "Beyond Wellness: Forming Residents to Flourish," featuring Abraham Nussbaum, MD, Jeff Fritz, PhD, Kimberly Retetagos, MD, and Sarah Ozurumba, BFA. 🔗 Register here: unc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🎉Today we celebrate as medical students across the country learn where they will begin the next chapter of their training. We are grateful to the programs that continue to create training opportunities for residents in medically underserved and community-based settings.

📢Scholarship alert for students pursuing clinical careers in rural health, behavioral health, maternal health, and primary care. The United Health Foundation's Health Care Scholars United scholarship has a deadline of March 24, 2026. Learn more: scholarshipamerica.org/scholarship/un…

Today, we celebrate the next generation of physicians as they begin the journey into residency training. We are grateful for those choosing to train in medically underserved areas, where welcoming new, dedicated physicians to community-based settings helps improve access to care.

We're excited that Technical Assistance Center members will be participating in a @theNASEM workshop to explore how changes in graduate medical education, including policy reforms, optimized data collection, and outcome reporting, can enhance patient access to care.

During a recent hearing of the U.S. Congressional Ways and Means Committee, Technical Assistance Director, Emily Hawes, highlighted the impact of the @HRSAgov Teaching Health Center GME program and the importance of training physicians in community-based settings. Listen below.

Thank you to TAC advisors, Drew Keister, MD, and Daniel Elswick, MD, for presenting at Tuesday's webinar on strategies to more effectively integrate faculty development into graduate medical education programs serving underserved areas. Visit the THCGME Portal Toolbox to view.

On this Thank A Resident Day, we at @THCGME want to celebrate the THCGME-funded residents that have committed to serving and training in areas of physician shortages. These residents continue to grow our healthcare workforce and capacity to better care for underserved areas.

Join us on Tuesday, March 3, for this month's webinar: "Faculty Development for Underserved Residency Programs," featuring TAC Advisors, Drew Keister, MD, FAAFP, and Daniel Elswick, MD, FAAFP. 📅 March 3, 2026 🕘 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST 🔗 Register here: unc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Last week during another successful meeting of the THC DIO Peer Learning Network (PLN), we heard from Dr. Frank Powers, Program Director of CHC Family Medicine Residency Program in Utah! Thank you to Dr. Powers for this spotlight and to our partners who make THC DIO PLN possible!

Thanks to Dr. Narges Farahi & Dr. Molly Benedum for this past week's THCGME webinar: "Incorporating Midwives into Graduate Medical Education Training and Practice." 🔗Visit the THCGME Portal Toolbox to view recordings and slides from past webinars: thcgme.org

Announcing the 2026 Rural and Underserved National Graduate Medical Education (GME) Conference: working to advance medical and dental GME in rural and underserved communities nationwide. 🗓️ August 31–September 2, 2026 📍 Rockville, MD Registration details coming soon!