HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $11M TO EXPAND MEDICAL RESIDENCIES IN RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today awarded $11.2 million to support the development of 15 new physician residency programs in rural communities across 14 states. The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program awards will create new residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, and general surgery, helping to strengthen the health workforce in rural and tribal communities.

"Where you live should not determine whether you can find a doctor," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "We ar...