Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education

Improving access to dentists and physicians is our aim through supporting the development of teaching health center medical and dental residencies! Learn how you can be a part of expanding the geographic distribution of medical and dental education.

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Our Impact

Since 2010, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program help communities grow their health workforce training in outpatient settings with a focus on rural and underserved communities to increase access to care in areas with dentist and physician shortages. Since 2021, the HRSA Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) program has provided start-up funding and technical assistance to create new accredited medical and dental training programs in these settings.

NUMBERS AS OF DATE: 9/9/2025

1200+

THCGME-funded physicians and dentists in training each year since 2022

47

rural counties engaged in training

44

accredited programs to date developed through THCPD

125

health centers serving as participating training sites

8

medical and dental specialties

560+

additional accredited resident positions through THCPD

Teaching Health Center Training Programs

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Training Locations

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Upcoming Events

Led by the University of North Carolina (UNC), THCGME.org brings together experts from across the US in all aspects of training in dentist and physician shortage areas.

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Our Partners

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THCPD-TAC is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement #U3LHP45321-01-00. THCGME-TAC is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under contract #75R60224C00016. The contents are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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