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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_1164828720-2023"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_1164828720-2023"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"GEORGIA BOARD OF HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ANNUAL REPORT \nFISCAL YEAR \n20 \n \n23 \n \n2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SE, East Tower, 11th Floor Atlanta, Georgia, 30334 Main : (404) 232- 7972 \nGBHCW@dch.ga.gov \n \nwww.healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/ Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nTable of Contents \n \nTable Of \nContents \n \nMessage from Executive Director \n \n3 \n \nAbout the Board \n \n4-5 \n \nNotable Achievements \n \n6 \n \nFiscal Overview \n \n7-9 \n \nUndergraduate Medical Education \n \n10 \n \nMercer School of Medicine Operating Grant Morehouse School of Medicine Operating Grant \nGraduate Medical Education \nPhysicians for Rural Areas Outlook for FY 2024 \n \n11 12 13-15 16-17 18 \n \nPage 2 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nMessage from Executive Director \n \nMessage from our \nExecutive Director \n \nThe Board members and staff are pleased to present the 2023 Annual Report of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce. \n \nAmong this year's highlights, most notably would be updating the GBHCW's online data visualization tool with newer data to more accurately display the supply and distribution of Georgia's actively practicing healthcare workforce, which includes physicians, physician assistants, and nurses. \n \nIn this annual report, it is my great pleasure to recognize the hard work of the Board members as well as the members of the Board's advisory committees. These men and women work tirelessly and without compensation to fulfill our mission. Their contribution of time represents no small sacrifice, and our state is fortunate to have these individuals as public servants. I must also thank the dedicated staff of the Board, who are determined to give excellent service to their fellow citizens. I am honored and humbled to serve with this group of committed individuals. \n \nWould you or someone you know want to know more about the GBHCW and the important work \n \nwe do to improve the health care needs of rural Georgia? Then, please visit us online at https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/. The website is an invaluable resource for both health \n \ncare professionals and interested consumers. \nChet Bhasin \nChet Bhasin, FACHE Executive Director \n \nStaff \n \nAugustine Agbontaen Data Analyst \nChet Bhasin Executive Director \nAnita Dunbar Office Coordinator \nLeanna Greenwood, MA Data Team Supervisor \n \nAlexandria Moses Communication Coordinator \nKimberly Rogers Finance and Budget Administrative Assistant \nYvette Speight Contracts Administrator \nCherri Tucker Consultant \n \nPage 3 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nAbout the Board \n \nThe Georgia Board of \nHealth Care Workforce \nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) works to see Georgia communities, especially in medically underserved areas, have improved access to needed physicians and other health care practitioners, thereby enhancing the health and well-being of Georgia's citizens. It fulfills this vision by identifying and meeting the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and \ndevelopment of medical education programs. \nThe GBHCW is administratively attached to the Georgia Department of Community Health. The Board meets quarterly to address the challenges presented above. Meetings times and location may vary. Agendas, minutes, and additional meeting information can be found on the Board's website. \nOriginally started in 1978 as the Joint Board of Family Practice, the Board changed its name to the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce in 1999. In 2011, the powers and \nduties of the State Medical Education Board were transferred to the GBPW. Loan repayment programs for dentists were added to the Board in 2016, and programs for \nphysician assistants (PA) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) were officially added under the Board's jurisdiction in 2017. To reflect its more inclusive nature of health care professions, the Board's name changed to the Georgia Board \nof Health Care Workforce in 2019. \n \nPage 4 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nBoard Members \n \nOur Dedicated \nBoard members \n \nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is comprised of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate. The Board consists of ten physicians, one dentist, one physician assistant, one advanced practice registered nurse, one hospital/health system executive and one consumer member. \n \nJames Barber, M.D. Chair \nCoffee County \n \nWilliam R. Kemp Vice Chair \nLowndes County \n \nLily Jung Henson, M.D. Secretary/ Treasurer Greene County \n \nKitty Carter-Wicker, M.D. Fulton County \n \nAmy Reeves, PA-C Cobb County \n \nCarolyn Clevenger, DNP Gwinnett County \n \nTerri McFadden-Garden, M.D. Steven Gautney, MSHA \n \nFulton County \n \nCrisp County \n \nJoseph L. Walker, M.D. Seminole County \n \nWilliam Fricks, M.D. Coweta County \n \nMichael J. Groover, D.M.D. Indran Indrakrishnan, M.D. \n \nChatham County \n \nGwinnett County \n \nGarrett Bennett M.D. Early County \n \nW. Scott Bohlke M.D. Bulloch County \n \nJames Lofton Smith, Jr., M.D. Gwinnett County \n \nPage 5 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nAccomplishments 2023 \n \nNotable \nAccomplishments \nOperations \nThe Board held four quarterly board meetings to discuss board business and other healthcare workforce matters. One meeting took place at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Onsite meetings provide valuable insights into context of each institution. The remaining three meetings were virtual. \nOffice moved from 2 Peachtree Street to Twin Towers across the street from the State Capitol. \nLoan Repayment Programs / Grants \nAll four loan repayment programs (Physician, Dentists, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses) improved access to care for Georgia residents in 45 rural counties. \n$6.5 million dollars was added to the Board's budget to offer competitive grant for nursing schools that have a waitlist to aid nursing program expansion, benefitting 17 Nursing Programs in Georgia. \nThe Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Loan Repayment Program awarded contracts to 44 recipients, doubling the number compared to fiscal year 2022. \nData \nThe Data Team continues to survey and publish reports that are relevant to multiple stakeholders including a Georgia Physician Assistant Workforce Report, Match Report of Georgia Medical School Graduates, and Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey Report. \nContinues to update data visualization page on the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce website in partnership with the Georgia Data Analytic Center. \nConcerted efforts are being made to have Behavioral Health Care Workforce data accessible online, which will be available in early/mid 2024. \nThe Medical School Graduate Survey Report has been updated and expanded on factors influencing medical school graduates choice in medical specialties and the selection of residency locations. Medical schools surveyed include Emory, MCG, Mercer, Morehouse, and PCOM (Georgia Campus). \n \nPage 6 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nFiscal Overview \n \nFinancial \nSummary 2023 \n \nPage 7 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nFiscal Overview \n \nAppropriated Funds \nin 2023 \nThe GBHCW operates with a budget appropriated by the General Assembly. All state funding for medical education, with the except of money appropriated through the Board of Regents, is administered by GBHCW. \nIn fiscal year 2023, the Board's appropriated budget was $108,813,396 which is used to enhance the health and well-being of Georgia's citizens through various medical education and health care workforce programming. \nThe Board's budget includes six programs: Administration Graduate Medical Education Mercer School of Medicine Grant Morehouse School of Medicine Grant Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Undergraduate Medical Education \n \nAppropriation Figure Breakdown \n \nGBHCW Programs \nAdministration Graduate Medical Education Undergraduate Medical Education Mercer S.O.M. Operating Grant Morehouse S.O.M. Operating Grant Physicians For Rural Areas \nTotal \n \nFY 2023 $1,478,652 $30,532,048 $7,195,783 $31,265,438 $32,307,713 $2,150,000 $104,929,634 \n \nAFY 2023 $1,478,652 $30,770,014 $10,751,783 $31,265,438 $32,307,713 $2,239,796 $108,813,396 \n \nPage 8 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nFiscal Overview \n \nFiscal year 2023 \nAppropriation figure \n \nGraduate Medical Education (GME) Undergraduate Medical Education Morehouse S.O.M. Operating grant \n \nAdministration Mercer S.O.M. Operating Grant Physicians for Rural Areas \n \nPhysicians for Rural Areas $2,239,796 \n \nMorehouse S.O.M. Operating Grant $32,307,713 \n \nGraduate Medical Education (GME) $30,770,014 \n \nPage 9 \n \nMercer S.O.M. Operating Grant $31,265,438 \n \nAdministration $1,478,652 \nUndergraduate Medical Education $10,751,783 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nUndergraduate Medical Education \n \nUndergraduate Medical \nEducation \n \nState funding for undergraduate medical education plays a crucial role in securing a sufficient pool of primary care and essential physician specialists, facilitated through collaborative partnerships with four private medical schools in Georgia. \n \nThe Medical Student Capitation Program provides funding to Emory University School of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for a designated number of Georgia residents enrolled in each medical school. The level of funding is determined by the General Assembly, and in FY 2023, the funding for up to 569 students (Mercer  210; Emory  113; Morehouse  96; and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine  150). The capitation rate was $6,363 per student certified as a resident of Georgia, which is a similar payment rate from the previous fiscal years. The contracts stipulate that at least 50 percent of the medical schools' graduates must enter a primary care or core specialty. Over the past five years, the rate of graduates entering primary care and core specialties for the participating schools combined was 73.3 percent. \n \nThe GBHCW considers seven specialties as \"primary care and core specialties,\" which include: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, general surgery and psychiatry. \n \n$6,363 73.3% \n \nCapitation rate \n \nRate of graduates entering primary care or core specialties \n \nGrads entering Core Specialties / Total Grads Entering Residency \n \nEmory Mercer Morehouse PCOM Totals Total % \n \nFY 2018 82/143 74/102 59/76 95/122 310/443 69.97% \n \nFY 2019 90/123 81/108 55/73 91/122 317/426 74.41% \n \nFY 2020 98/139 86/114 69/87 104/120 357/460 77.60% \n \nFY 2021 78/122 106/126 64/79 97/129 345/456 75.65% \n \nFY 2022 87/149 79/107 62/84 90/121 318/461 68.98% \n \nFY 2023 85/125 107/130 60/87 116/160 368/502 73.30% \n \nPage 10 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nMercer SOM Operating Grant \n \nMercer SOM \nOperating Grant \n \nThe purpose of the Mercer University School of Medicine Operating Grant is to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. \n \nWith 557 total students (all students are Georgia residents), Mercer University School of Medicine is spread over three campuses in Georgia: \n \nMacon, which houses the school's traditional campus; Savannah, which started as a clinical campus and is now a four-year campus; and Columbus, which also started as a clinical campus but has recently transitioned into a fouryear campus. \n \nThis operating grant helps to fund several initiatives at the school, including clinical rotations for students at rural practice locations and an expansion of its Primary Care Accelerated Track program which condenses medical school to three years and transitions graduates into primary care residency programs at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon and Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus. \n \nYear Percentage of graduates entering core specialites Percentage of graduates now \npracticing in Georgia \n \nMercer Graduates \n \n2018 \n \n2019 \n \n2020 \n \n72.50% 75.00% 75.44% \n \n53.23% 59.64% 56.91% \n \n2021 84.13% 57.95% \n \n2022 73.80% 55.02% \n \n2023 82.30% 53.93% \n \nNumber of Medical Students Enrolled at Mercer University School of Medicine \n \n600 \n \n557 \n \n500 448 460 473 484 493 504 \n \n400 \n \n82.3% \nRate of graduates entering primary care or core specialties \nPage 11 \n \n300 \n200 \n100 \n0 2016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20221021-20222022-2023 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nMorehouse SOM Operating Grant \n \nMorehouse SOM \nOperating Grant \n \nThe purpose of the Morehouse School of Medicine operating grant is to educate physicians and other health professionals to address primary healthcare needs with an emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations throughout Georgia. \n \nWith 459 total students (306 of whom are Georgia residents), Morehouse School of Medicine's campus is located in Atlanta. \n \nThis investment from the state through the operating grant allows the school to continue increasing the enrollment of the medical school and its residency programs even more, as well as ensure increased access to innovative and critical health services for the citizens of our state. In 2018, Morehouse SOM welcomed an incoming class of 100 medical students, a first in its 40+ year existence, and continues to grow accepting 127 students into the first-year class in 2023. \n \nAlso, the operating grant provides funding for upgrades to the equipment and simulation labs, which provide hands-on learning opportunities for medical students to start developing their clinical skills \n \nNumber of Medical Students Enrolled at Morehouse School of Medicine \n \nMorehouse Graduates \n \nYear Percentage of graduates entering core specialites Percentage of graduates now \npracticing in Georgia \n \n2018 78.90% 43.44% \n \n2019 75.30% 43.00% \n \n2020 79.31% 43.04% \n \n2021 81.01% 42.00% \n \n2022 73.80% 42.00% \n \n2023 69.00% 43.00% \n \n500 \n \n468 459 \n \n434 \n \n406 416 \n \n400 \n \n365 \n \n324 \n \n300 \n \n69.0% \nRate of graduates entering primary care or core specialties \nPage 12 \n \n200 \n100 \n0 2016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20221021-20222022-2023 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nGraduate Medical Education \n \nEmpowering Partnerships, \nDriving Results \n \nPage 13 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nGraduate Medical Education \n \nGraduate Medical Education (GME) \n \nThe GME Program collaborates with the state's designated teaching hospitals and Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, commonly referred to as \"residency,\" to ensure an ample supply of primary care and essential physician specialists. The Board \nallocates state funding to assist in mitigating the expenses associated with training physicians in select teaching hospitals within the state. \nResearch indicates that resident physicians are inclined to practice within a 100-mile radius of their GME training location. Consequently, investing in GME programs is viewed by the State of Georgia as a strategic measure to fortify the state's physician workforce. \nIn fiscal year 2023, the Board allocated $30,770,014 to 27 institutions, enhancing Georgia's medical education initiatives and strengthening the physician workforce. \n \nFiscal Year 2023 Specialty and Number of Residents Under Contract \n \nSpecialty \n \nNumber of Residents Under Contract in FY2023 \n \nRural Surgical Fellowship \n \n2 \n \nFellowships - Vision, Cancer, Neurology \n \n7 \n \nFamily Medicine \n \n334 \n \nPediatrics \n \n61 \n \nPreventive Medicine \n \n10 \n \nGeneral Surgery \n \n28 \n \nOB/GYN \n \n120 \n \nInternal Medicine \n \n398 \n \nPsychiatry \n \n77 \n \nEmergency Medicine \n \n84 \n \nNote : Residency Capitation included 2,140 \n \nPage 14 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nGraduate Medical Education \n \nFiscal Year 2023 \nGME Appropriation \n \nEmergency Medicine $1,288,163 \nPsychiatry $1,180,816 \nFellowships $875,000 \n \nChild and Adolescent Psychiatry $861,470 \n \nFamily Medicine $6,625,941 \n \nPediatrics $1,037,495 \n \nInternal Medicine $6,314,029 \n \nPage 15 \n \nOB/GYN $1,946,019 \nGeneral Surgery $459,095 \n \nResidency Capitation $6,708,107 \nPreventative Medicine $145,000 \n \nRural Surgical Fellowship $300,000 \n \nPrimary Care Advanced Track $899,684 \n \nRural Surgery Initiative $353,968 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nPhysicians for Rural Areas \n \nPhysicians for Rural \nAREAS \n \nPage 16 \n \n 2023 Annual Report \n \nPhysicians for Rural Areas \n \nPhysicians for \n \nRural Areas \n \nGBHCW administers service-cancelable loan repayment programs for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses that assist in paying debt incurred for tuition, fees, and other expenses associated with the completion of the aforementioned degrees. Practitioners must agree to practice at least 40 hours per week in an underserved, rural county in Georgia with a population of 50,000 or less. \n \nThe Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program provide up to $25,000 a year in student loan repayment in return for a 12- month commitment to practice in a rural community. Recipients may receive a maximum of four loans and a maximum total student loan repayment of $100,000. The Dentists for Rural Area Assistance program offers the same contract to dentists in return for their rural dental practice. \n \nIn 2017, the Board implemented the Physician Assistant and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse loan repayment programs, which are the PA and APRN versions of the PRAA and are similar in program structure and requirements to the PRAA offering $10,000 per year, for a maximum of $40,000 over four years. \n \nSince 1990, this program has proven to retain talent here in Georgia. About 88.94 percent of the program's participants remained in Georgia to practice after completing their obligation. Additionally, around 72.25% of former program participants in Georgia continue to practice in a qualifying county. \n \nThe loan repayment programs extended \n \nLoan Repayment Program \n \nimproved access to care for Georgia residentsNinum4b5erruorfaalwcaorudnedtieRse.cipients \n \nPhysicians for Rural Areas Assistance \n \n38 \n \nDentists for Rural Loan Repayment Certain recipients are prac1t2icing in the \n \nPhysician Assistant Loan Repayment same county as fellow re21cipients. \n \nAPRN Loan Repayment \n \n45 \n \nTotal \n \n116 \n \nPage 17 \n \nLoan repayment programs improved access to care for Georgia residents in 45 rural counties as noted in dark \nblue \n \n 2023 Annual Report \nOutlook for \nFiscal year 2024 \n \nFuture Outlook FY 2024 \n \nContinue working with the Governor's Office, General Assembly, health care organizations and medical trade associations to address Georgia's healthcare workforce needs. \nThe Board is approaching the final stages of integrating live data from HB1013. Coordinating this intricate task requires the integration of multiple datasets from the Secretary of State's Office, the Georgia Board of Pharmacy, and the Georgia Composite Medical Board. Data is expected to be available online gradually starting 2024. \nContinue to collaborate with Medical Education Advisory Committee (MEAC). \nAdminister competitive Nursing Schools Grant of $3,000,000 to programs with waitlists and committed to expanding nursing enrollment and graduating more skilled nurses in Georgia. \nCollaborate with nursing licensure board and other clinical licensure boards. \nWork with regional players for greater awareness with potential outlets. \nContinuously strategize on how to increase residency and fellowship programs in Georgia. \nAnnounce the initial awardees of the Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program. This newly established program seeks to alleviate the loan debt incurred during educational programs for individuals employed within certain qualifying institutions. \nCollaborate with Graduate Medical Education Programs to organize a plan for the return of the Practice Opportunity Fair. In the past, this event has created opportunities to build relationships between resident physicians and hospitals/clinics in Georgia. \nAnnounce the recipients of three Graduate Medical Education Grants, each amounting to $75,000. \n \nPage 18 \n \n GEORGIA BOARD OF HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE \n \nQuestions or feedback? \n \nwww.healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/ \n(404) 232- 7972 \n2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SE, East Tower, 11th Floor Atlanta, Georgia, 30334 \n \nGBHCW@dch.ga.gov Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce \n \nPage 19 \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_1164828720-2022","title":"Annual report fiscal year 2022/ Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":null,"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, creator."],"dc_date":["2022"],"dcterms_description":["Began with Fiscal year 2019.","Fiscal year 2019; title from cover page (publisher's Web site, viewed July 14, 2020).","Fiscal year 2020 (Harvested on July 13, 2021 from healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed March 7, 2023)."],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":["eng"],"dcterms_publisher":["Atlanta, Georgia : Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, 2019-"],"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":null,"dcterms_subject":["Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce--Statistics--Periodicals.","Medical education--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.","Labor supply--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.","Medical care--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.","Physicians--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.","Labor supply--fast--(OCoLC)fst00990165","Medical care--fast--(OCoLC)fst01013753","Medical education--fast--(OCoLC)fst01014024","Physicians","Georgia","Georgia Government Documents--Serial"],"dcterms_title":["Annual report fiscal year 2022/ Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce."],"dcterms_type":["Text"],"dcterms_provenance":["University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_1164828720-2022"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_1164828720-2022"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"ANNUAL REPORT \nFiscal Year 2022 \n \n Table of Contents \n \nIntroduction ........................................ 4 About the Board .................................... 5 Fiscal Overview .................................... 6 Board Administration ............................. 7 Undergraduate Medical Education .............. 8 Mercer SOM Operating Grant .................... 9 Morehouse SOM Operating Grant ............... 10 Graduate Medical Education ...................... 11 Physicians for Rural Areas ......................... 12 Outlook for FY 2022 ............................... 13 \nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) strives to identify the physician, physician assistant, advanced practice, registered nurse, and dentist workforce needs of Georgia communities, and to meet those needs through the support and development of medical education programs. \n2 \n \n The Board members and staff are pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (Board or GBHCW). \nAmong this year's highlights, most notably would be updating the GBHCW's online data visualization tool with newer data to more accurately display the supply and distribution of Georgia's actively practicing health care workforce, which includes physicians, physician assistants, and nurses. \nIn this annual report, it is my great pleasure to recognize the hard work of the Board members, as well as the members of the Board's advisory committees. These men and women work tirelessly and without compensation to fulfill our mission. Their contribution of time represents no small sacrifice, and our state is fortunate to have these individuals as public servants. I must also thank the dedicated staff of the Board, who are determined to give excellent service to their fellow citizens. I am honored and humbled to serve with this group of committed individuals. \nWould you or someone you know want to know more about the GBHCW and the important work we do to improve the health care needs of rural Georgia? Then, please visit us online at https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/. The website is an invaluable resource for both health care professionals and interested consumers. \n \nIntroduction \n \nChet Bhasin \nChet Bhasin FACHE Executive Director \n \nSTAFF \nChet Bhasin FACHE Executive Director \nAybriel Beckham Outreach Coordinator \nG.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant \nAnita Dunbar Office Coordinator \nLeanna Greenwood, MA Data Team Supervisor \nJocelyn Hart Data Analyst \nYvette Speight Contracts Administrator \nCherri Tucker Consultant \n \n3 \n \n The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce works to see Georgia communities, especially in medically underserved areas, have improved access to needed physicians and other health care practitioners, thereby enhancing the health and well -being of Georgia's citizens. It fulfills this vision by identifying and meeting the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs. \nThe GBHCW is administratively attached to the Georgia Department of Community Health for certain functions such as budget and human resources. The Board meets quarterly to address the challenges presented above. Although meetings times and location may vary, most meetings are held at the Board's office in Atlanta. Agendas, minutes, and additional meeting information can be found on the Board's website. \nOriginally started in 1978 as the Joint Board of Family Practice, the Board changed its name to the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce in 1999. In 2011, the powers and duties of the State Medical Education Board were transferred to the GBPW. Then, loan repayment programs for dentists were added to the Board in 2016, and programs for physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) were officially added under the Board's jurisdiction in 2017. To reflect its more inclusive nature of other health care professions, the Board's name changed to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce in 2019. \n \nAbout the Board \n \nMembers of the Board \n \nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is comprised of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate. The composition of the Board includes a mix of physicians, dentists, PAs, APRNs, hospital/health system executives, and consumer members. Of the 15-member board, there is also representation from both rural and non-rural areas. \n \nTerri McFadden-Garden, M.D. Fulton County (Chair) \n \nLily Jung Henson, M.D. Greene County \n \nJames Barber, M.D. Coffee County (Vice Chair) \n \nB. Indran Indrakrishnan, M.D. Gwinnett County \n \nWilliam R. Kemp \n \nAmy Reeves, PA-C \n \nLowndes County (Secretary/Treasurer) Cobb County \n \nGarrett Bennett, M.D. Early County \n \nAntonio Rios, M.D. Hall County \n \nW. Scott Bohlke, M.D. Bulloch County \n \nJames Lofton Smith, Jr., M.D. Gwinnett County \n \nCarolyn Clevenger, DNP Gwinnett County \n \nJoseph L. Walker, M.D. Seminole County \n \nSteven Gautney, MSHA Crisp County \n \nVacant Position \n \nMichael J. Groover, D.M.D. Chatham County \nNote: This list of Board members is current as of December 2022. \n \n4 \n \n Board Administration \n \nA recruiter with Northeast Georgia Health System chats with a resident physician from Emory School of Medicine at one the Board's practice opportunity fairs in Atlanta in 2019. \nNotable Accomplishments \nThe Board and its staff work diligently to carry out the GBHCW's mission. Below are a few highlights of the Board's work in 2022.  Held four quarterly Board meetings to discuss Board business and other health care workforce matters as well as held an educational session in person for board members in October.  All funds appropriated for all four loan repayment programs (Physician, Dentists, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioner) were fully utilized and in fact there were more applicants than funds to issue.  All our data was moved to a Georgia Data Analytics Center (GDAC) supported platform. This allows greater readability and ease of use for the end user. See it here: https://gdac.georgia.gov/health-0 \n Our Data Team continues to publish reports that are relevant to multiple stakeholders including a Dentist Workforce Report, Medical Student Graduate Survey Report, and Match Report of Georgia's Medical Schools graduates. \n Surveyed medical school graduates from Emory, MCG, Mercer, Morehouse and PCOM-GA Campus to determine factors that influence specialty choice and residency selection/location, and then produced Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report. \n Surveyed Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Graduates from all funded GME programs in Georgia and published the GME Exit Survey Report. \n5 \n \n Fiscal Overview \n \nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce operates with a budget appropriated by the General Assembly. All state funding for medical education, with the exception of money appropriated through the Board of Regents, is administered by the GBHCW. \nIn FY 2022, the Board's appropriated budget was $96,155,733 which is used to enhance the health and well-being of Georgia's citizens through its various medical education and health care workforce programming. \nThe Board's budget contains six programs: \n Administration  Graduate Medical Education  Mercer School of Medicine Grant  Morehouse School of Medicine Grant  Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance  Undergraduate Medical Education \n \nAppropriation Figures Breakdown \n \nProgram Administration Graduate Medical Education Mercer S.O.M. Grant Morehouse S.O.M. Grant \nPhysicians for Rural Areas Undergraduate Medical Education \nTotal \n \nFY 2022 $1,012,131 $25,087,190 $30,707,794 $28,931,713 \n$1,830,000 $3,820,783 $91,389,611 \n \nAFY 2022 $1,036,365 $26,829,078 $30,207,794 $29,431,713 \n$1,830,000 $6,820,783 $96,155,733 \n \n6 \n \n Undergraduate Medical Education \n \nState funding for undergraduate medical education helps ensure an adequate supply of primary care and other needed physician specialists through public/ private partnerships with four of Georgia's private medical schools. The Medical Student Capitation Program provides funding to Emory University School of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia campuses) for a designated number of Georgia residents enrolled in each medical school. The level of funding is determined by the General Assembly, and in FY 2022, the funding for up to 569 students (Mercer  210; Emory  113; Morehouse  96; and PCOM  150). The capitation rate was about $6,363 per student certified as a resident of Georgia, which is a similar payment rate from the past few fiscal years. The contracts stipulate that at least 50 percent of the medical schools' graduates must enter a primary care or core specialty. Over the last five years, the rate of graduates entering primary care and core specialties for the participating schools combined was 67.44 percent. The GBHCW considers seven specialties as \"primary care and core specialties,\" which are: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, general surgery and psychiatry. \nHistory of Medical School Graduate Match Results \nGrads Entering Core Specialties / Total Grads Entering Residency FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY2022 \nEmory 87 / 130 82 / 143 90 / 123 98 / 139 78 / 122 87/149 Mercer 71 / 106 74 / 102 81 / 108 86 / 114 106 / 126 79/107 Morehouse 45 / 57 59 / 76 55 / 73 69 / 87 64 / 79 62/84 PCOM 79 / 111 95 / 122 91 / 122 104 / 120 97 / 129 90/121 Totals 282 / 404 310 / 443 317 / 426 357 / 460 345 / 456 318/461 \n7 \n \n Mercer SOM Operating Grant \n \nSnapshot of Graduates Now \n \nYear \n \n2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 \n \nPercentage of graduates entering 67.00% 72.50% 75.00% 75.44% 84.13% 73.80% \n \ncore specialties \n \nPercentage of graduates now 63.40% 53.23% 59.64% 56.91% 57.95% 55.02% practicing in Georgia \n \nThe purpose of the Mercer University School of Medicine Operating Grant is to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. \nWith 504 total students (ALL of whom are Georgia residents), Mercer University School of Medicine is spread over three campuses in Georgia: \n Macon, which houses the school's traditional campus;  Savannah, which started as a clinical campus and is now a four-year campus; and  Columbus, which also started as a clinical campus but has recently transitioned \ninto a four-year campus. \nThis operating grant helps to fund several initiatives at the school, including clinical rotations for students at rural practice locations and an expansion of its Primary Care Accelerated Track program which condenses medical school to three years and transitions graduates into primary care residency programs at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon and Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus. \n8 \n \n Morehouse SOM Operating Grant \n \nThe purpose of the Morehouse School of Medicine operating grant is to educate physicians and other health professionals to address primary healthcare needs with an emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations throughout Georgia. \nWith 468 total students (290 of whom are Georgia residents), Morehouse School of Medicine's campus is located in Atlanta. \nThis investment from the state through the operating grant allows the school to continue increasing the enrollment of the medical school and its residency programs even more, as well as ensure increased access to innovative and critical health services for the citizens of our state. In 2018, Morehouse SOM welcomed an incoming class of 100 medical students, a first in its 40+ year existence, and continues to grow accepting 125 students into the first-year class in 2022. \nAlso, the operating grant provides funding for upgrades to the equipment and simulation labs, which provide hands-on learning opportunities for medical students to start developing their clinical skills. \n \nSnapshot of Graduates Now \n \nYear \n \n2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 \n \nPercentage of graduates enter- 78.90 77.60% 75.30% 79.31% 81.01% 73.80% \n \ning core specialties \n \n% \n \nPercentage of graduates practic- 46.00% 43.44% 43.00% 43.04% 42.00% 42.00% \n \ning in Georgia \n \n9 \n \n Graduate Medical Education \n \nSpecialty Family Medicine \nPediatrics Residency Capitation Preventive Medicine \nGeneral Surgery OB/GYN \nInternal Medicine Psychiatry \nEmergency Medicine Rural Surgical Fellowship Fellowships (Vision, Can- \ncer, and Neurology) \n \nNumber of Residents Under Contract in FY2022 315 61 1,848 10 22 120 339 54 70 2 \n7 \n \nThe Graduate Medical Education Program helps ensure an adequate supply of primary care and other needed physician specialists through partnerships with the state's designated teaching hospitals and graduate medical education (GME) programs, also known as \"residency.\" The Board provides state funding to help offset the cost of training physicians in some of the state's teaching hospitals. \nSince research shows that resident physicians are more likely to practice within a 100-mile radius of where they complete their GME training, the State of Georgia sees investing in GME programs as a way to strengthen the state's physician workforce. \nIn FY 2022, the Board provided $26,829,079 to 24 institutions, which will enhance Georgia's medical education efforts and bolster the physician workforce. \n10 \n \n Physicians for Rural Areas \n \nThe GBHCW administers service-cancelable loan repayment programs for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses that assist in paying debt incurred for tuition, fees, and other expenses associated with the completion of the aforementioned degrees. Practitioners must agree to practice at least 40 hours per week in an underserved, rural county in Georgia with a population of 50,000 or less. \nThe Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance and Georgia Physician Loan Repayment Programs provide up to $25,000 a year in student loan repayment in return for a 12month commitment to practice in a rural community. Recipients may receive a maximum of four loans and a maximum total student loan repayment of $100,000. The Dentists for Rural Area Assistance program offers the same contract to dentists in return for their rural dental practice. \nSince 1990, this program has proven to retain talent here in Georgia. About 88.94 percent of the program's participants remained in Georgia to practice after completing their obligation. Additionally, around 72.25 percent of former program participants in Georgia continue to practice in a qualifying county. \nIn 2017, the Board implemented the Physician Assistant and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse loan repayment programs, which are the PA and APRN versions of the PRAA and are similar in program structure and requirements to the PRAA offering $10,000 per year, for a maximum of $40,000 over four years. \nRecipients of all loan repayment programs provided 48 rural Georgia counties with improved access to care. \nSome recipients are practicing in the same county as other recipients. \nAlso, some counties may not be \"rural\" but are Board-approved. \n \nProgram \n \nNumber of recipients \n \nPhysicians for Rural Areas Assistance \n \n36 \n \nGeorgia Physician Loan Repayment \n \n4 \n \nDentists for Rural Areas Assistance \n \n12 \n \nPhysician Assistant Loan Repayment \n \n21 \n \nAPRN Loan Repayment \n \n21 \n \nTotal \n \n94 \n \n11 \n \n Outlook for FY 2023 \n \nThe Board will continue its hard work toward the initiatives and goals for FY2023 some of which include: \n Keep working with the Governor's Office, General Assembly, health care organizations and medical trade associations to address Georgia's health care workforce needs. \n GBHCW created the data \u0026 question set for the HB1013 behavioral workforce data set. These question sets are now being worked on with the two different software vendors who manage the five different licensing boards who were identified in HB1013 for this data set in Sec. 2-2. \n Collaborate with Georgia Technology Authority and its Digital Services team to improve the Board's website and further develop the online data visualization tools for the state's health care workforce information. \n Continue working with the Georgia Board of Nursing to identify areas of need for advanced practice registered nurses in Georgia. \n Engage more with residency programs and medical schools to strengthen relationships with physicians earlier in the medical education pipeline. \n Launched the application for the competitive grant process to issue $3,000,000 to nursing schools who have waitlists and can support additional capacity. The application is currently live, and we anticipate receiving applications all the way to the deadline of 1/6/23. Many schools reached out during the initial few weeks when the application went live with great questions. \nThe Board's website contains a wealth of information on health care workforce \n \nFeedback? \nFeel free to reach out! \n12 \n \n2 Peachtree Street, NW, 6th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 \n(404) 232-7972 \nhttps://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/ GBHCW@dch.ga.gov \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/ company/georgia-board-for-physician- \nworkforce/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaBoardHCW \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-pa1-b2019-belec-p-btext","title":"Annual report, fiscal year 2019","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":null,"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. 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Also in the senate bill was language to change the Board's membership composition by adding a dentist, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner, since the Board's programming extends to those professions as well. After the bill was signed, the Board made preparations to officially take on its new name on July 1, 2019. \r\nIn this annual report, it is my great pleasure to recognize the hard work of the Board members, as well as the members of the Board's advisory committees. These men and women work tirelessly and without compensation to fulfill our mission. Their contribution of time represents no small sacrifice, and our state is fortunate to have these individuals as public servants. I must also thank the dedicated staff of the Board, who are determined to give excellent service to their fellow citizens. I am honored and humbled to serve with this group of committed individuals. \r\nWould you or someone you know want to know more about the GBHCW and the important work we do to improve the health care needs of rural Georgia? Then, please visit us online at https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/. The website is an invaluable resource for both health care professionals and interested consumers. \r\n \r\nLaSharn Hughes, MBA Executive Director \r\nStaff \r\nLaSharn Hughes, MBA Executive Director \r\nJanice Campbell Board Secretary \r\nG.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant \r\nDaniel Dorsey External Affairs Coordinator \r\nLeanna Greenwood, MA Senior Data Analyst \r\n4 \r\n \r\nGBHCW staff holding up Christmas presents they bought for DFCS children through the 2019 Clark's Christmas Kids campaign. \r\nJocelyn Hart Data Analyst \r\nTommy Kelly IT Support Specialist \r\nFreeman Montaque, MS Budget Manager \r\nYvette Speight Contracts Administrator \r\nCherri Tucker Consultant \r\n \r\n The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce works to see Georgia communities, especially in medically underserved areas, have improved access to needed physicians and other health care practitioners, thereby enhancing the health and well -being of Georgia's citizens. It fulfills this vision by identifying and meeting the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs. \r\nThe GBHCW is administratively attached to the Georgia Department of Community Health for certain functions such as budget and human resources. The Board meets quarterly to address the challenges presented above. Although meetings times and location may vary, most meetings are held at the Board's office in Atlanta. Agendas, minutes and additional meeting information can be found on the Board's website. \r\nOriginally started in 1978 as the Joint Board of Family Practice, the Board changed its name to the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce in 1999. In 2011, the powers and duties of the State Medical Education Board were transferred to the GBPW. Loan repayment programs for dentists were added to the Board in 2016, and programs for physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) were officially added to the Board's jurisdiction in 2017. To reflect its more inclusive nature of other health care professions, the Board's name changed to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce in 2019. \r\n \r\nAbout the Board \r\n \r\nMembers of the Board \r\n \r\nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is comprised of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate. The composition of the Board includes a mix of primary care physicians, non-primary care physicians, hospital/health system executives and consumer members. Of the 15-member board, about half of the members are from a rural area. \r\n \r\nAntonio Rios, M.D. Gainesville (Chairperson) \r\n \r\nB. Indran Indrakrishnan, M.D. Lawrenceville \r\n \r\nThomas L. Hatchett, Jr., M.D. Demorest (Vice-Chairperson) \r\n \r\nDavid B. Kay, M.D. Forsyth \r\n \r\nWilliam R. Kemp Valdosta (Secretary/Treasurer) \r\n \r\nJeffrey A. Kunkes, M.D. Atlanta \r\n \r\nJames Barber, M.D. Douglas \r\n \r\nGeorge M. McCluskey, III, M.D. Columbus \r\n \r\nW. Scott Bohlke, M.D. Brooklet \r\n \r\nTerri McFadden-Garden, M.D. Atlanta \r\n \r\nJohn E. Delzell Jr., M.D. MSPH Gainesville \r\n \r\nDoug Skelton, M.D. Macon \r\n \r\nJacinto del Mazo, M.D. Atlanta \r\n \r\nVacant (Hospital/health system exec.) \r\n \r\nSteven Gautney Cordele \r\nNote: This list of Board members is current as of November 2019. \r\n \r\n5 \r\n \r\n Fiscal Overview \r\n \r\nThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce operates with a budget appropriated by the General Assembly. All state funding for medical education, with the exception of money appropriated through the Board of Regents, is administered by the GBHCW. \r\nIn FY 2019, the Board's appropriated budget was $70,987,137, with which the Board enhanced the health and well-being of Georgia's citizens through its programming. This appropriation comprises a 6.19 percent increase from the previous fiscal year's figure of $66,847,764. \r\nOverall, the Board saw increases in every budget program, except for the Physicians for Rural Areas. However, while it looks like a reduction in that program, the funds were actually transferred to a different budgetary program. \r\nThe largest increase was in the Graduate Medical Education budget program that included funding for more than 130 new physician residency slots in primary care. \r\n \r\nAppropriation Figures Breakdown \r\n \r\nProgram Administration Undergraduate Medical Education Mercer S.O.M. Operating Grant Morehouse S.O.M. Operating Grant Graduate Medical Education Physicians for Rural Areas \r\nTotal \r\n \r\nFY 2018 $1,191,967 $3,048,113 $24,039,911 $23,360,975 $13,296,798 $1,910,000 $66,847,764 \r\n \r\nFY 2019 $1,192,069 $3,248,113 $24,039,911 $23,431,843 $17,215,201 $1,860,000 $70,987,137 \r\n \r\nPct. change 0.01% 6.56% 0% 0.3% 29.47% -2.62% 6.19% \r\n \r\n6 \r\n \r\n Board Administration \r\n \r\nA recruiter with The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc., chats with a resident from one of Morehouse School of Medicine's residency programs at the practice opportunity fair in Atlanta. \r\nNotable Accomplishments \r\nThe Board and its staff work diligently to carry out the GBHCW's mission. Below are a few highlights of the Board's work in 2019. \r\n Surveyed medical school graduates from Emory, MCG, Mercer, Morehouse and PCOM-GA Campus to determine factors that influence specialty choice and residency selection/location, and then produced Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report \r\n Surveyed graduates of all Georgia graduate medical education programs and produced a GME Exit Survey Report to inform the medical education community and state physician workforce planners about the experiences of graduates and demand for new physicians in Georgia \r\n Met with Georgia-based GME program coordinators to ensure resident physicians completing programs have the resources they need to effectively transition into practice and obtain a Georgia medical license \r\n Published a workforce report for 2018 physician assistant practice demographic information and the analysis of the 2017-2018 physician license renewal data to determine number, specialty mix and distribution of physicians in Georgia \r\n Held two of our four quarterly Board meetings at Mercer University School of Medicine and Northeast Georgia Health System to allow Board members the opportunity see firsthand how GBHCW funds are utilized in enhancing student learning \r\n Coordinated with the University System of Georgia and the State Office of Rural Health to develop a one-stop resource for medical students and resident physicians for all things related to graduate medical education in Georgia \r\n Published quarterly newsletters to keep the public informed of important Board news and updates \r\n Held three practice opportunity fairs in conjunction with graduate medical programs to link resident physicians with employment opportunities around Georgia \r\n7 \r\n \r\n Undergraduate Medical Education \r\n \r\nState funding for undergraduate medical education helps ensure an adequate supply of primary care and other needed physician specialists through public/ private partnerships with four of Georgia's private medical schools. \r\nThe Medical Student Capitation Program provides funding to Emory University School of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia campuses) for a designated number of Georgia residents enrolled in each medical school. The level of funding is determined by the General Assembly, which for this fiscal year was $3,048,113. For FY 2019, the contracts provided funding for up to 479 students (Mercer  210; Emory  113; Morehouse  96; and PCOM  60). The capitation rate for FY 2019 was $6,363.49 per student certified as a Georgia resident, which is a similar rate from the past few fiscal years. The contracts stipulate that at least 50 percent of the graduates enter a primary care or core specialty. Over the last five years, the rate of graduates entering primary care and core specialties for the participating schools combined was 69.14 percent. \r\nThe GBHCW considers seven specialties as \"primary care and core specialties,\" which are: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, general surgery and psychiatry. \r\n \r\nHistory of Medical School Graduate Match Results \r\n \r\nGrads Entering Core Specialties / Total Grads Entering Residency \r\n \r\nSchools \r\n \r\nFY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 \r\n \r\nEmory \r\n \r\n84 / 125 73 / 125 87 / 130 82 / 143 90 / 123 \r\n \r\nMercer \r\n \r\n70 / 97 67 / 101 71 / 106 74 / 102 81 / 108 \r\n \r\nMorehouse 39 / 50 39 / 57 45 / 57 59 / 76 55 / 73 \r\n \r\nPCOM \r\n \r\n78 / 119 66 / 114 79 / 111 95 / 122 91 / 122 \r\n \r\nTotals \r\n \r\n271 / 371 245 / 397 282 / 404 310 / 443 317 / 426 \r\n \r\n8 \r\n \r\n Mercer SOM Operating Grant \r\n \r\nSnapshot of Graduates Now \r\n \r\nYear \r\n \r\n2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 \r\n \r\nPercentage of graduates entering core 66.66% 66.00% 67.00% 72.50% 75.00% \r\n \r\nspecialties \r\n \r\nPercentage of graduates now practicing in Georgia \r\n \r\n65.50% 64.00% 63.40% 53.23% 59.64% \r\n \r\nThe purpose of the Mercer University School of Medicine Operating Grant is to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. \r\nWith 473 total students (ALL of whom are Georgia residents), Mercer University School of Medicine is spread over three campuses in Georgia: \r\n Macon, which houses the school's traditional campus;  Savannah, which started as a clinical campus but is now a four-year campus; and  Columbus, which is currently a clinical campus (includes third- and fourth-year \r\nstudents) but will soon be a four-year campus. \r\nThis operating grant helps to fund several initiatives at the school, including clinical rotations for students at rural practice locations and an expansion of its Primary Care Accelerated Track program which condenses medical school to three years and transitions graduates into a residency program at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. \r\n9 \r\n \r\n Morehouse SOM Operating Grant \r\n \r\nThe purpose of the Morehouse School of Medicine operating grant is to educate physicians and other health professionals to address primary healthcare needs with an emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations throughout Georgia and the nation. \r\nWith 406 total students (256 of whom are Georgia residents), Morehouse School of Medicine's campus is located in Atlanta. \r\nThis investment from the state through the operating grant allows the school to continue increasing the enrollment of the medical school and its residency programs even more, as well as ensure increased access to innovative and critical health services for the citizens of our state. In August 2017, Morehouse School of Medicine welcomed an incoming class of 100 medical students, a first in its 40+ year existence. \r\nAlso, the operating grant provides funding for upgrades to the equipment and simulation labs, which provide hands-on learning opportunities for medical students to start developing their clinical skills. \r\n \r\nSnapshot of Graduates Now \r\n \r\nYear \r\n \r\n2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 \r\n \r\nPercentage of graduates entering core 75.00% 70.90% 78.90 % 77.60% 75.30% \r\n \r\nspecialties \r\n \r\nPercentage of graduates practicing in 46.73% 47.00% 46.00% 43.44% 43.00% Georgia \r\n \r\n10 \r\n \r\n Graduate Medical Education \r\n \r\nNew Residency Slots, by the Numbers \r\n \r\nSpecialty Internal Medicine Family Medicine \r\nPsychiatry Emergency Medicine \r\nOB/GYN (Transitional) \r\nTotal \r\n \r\nNumber of New GME Slots Funded in FY 2019 52 25 17 12 24 2 \r\n132 \r\n \r\nThe Graduate Medical Education (GME or \"residency\") Program helps ensure an adequate supply of primary care and other needed physician specialists through partnerships with the state's designated teaching hospitals and GME programs. The Board provides state funding to help offset the cost of training physicians in some of the state's teaching hospitals. \r\nSince research shows that resident physicians are more likely to practice within a 100-mile radius of where they complete their GME training, the State of Georgia sees investing in GME programs as a way to bolster the state's physician workforce. \r\nIn FY 2019, the Board provided $17,215,198 to 21 programs benefitting over 2,000 residents, which will bolster Georgia's physician workforce. \r\n11 \r\n \r\n Physicians for Rural Areas \r\n \r\nThe GBHCW administers service-cancelable loan repayment programs for physicians, dentists, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses that assist in paying debt incurred for tuition, fees, and other expenses associated with the completion of the aforementioned degrees. Practitioners must agree to practice at least 40 clinical hours per week in an underserved, rural county in Georgia with a population of 50,000 or less. \r\nThe Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance and Georgia Physician Loan Repayment Programs provide up to $25,000 a year in student loan repayment in return for a 12month commitment to practice in a rural community. Recipients may receive a maximum of four loans and a maximum total student loan repayment of $100,000. The Dentists for Rural Area Assistance program offers the same contract to dentists in return for their rural dental practice. \r\nSince 1990, this program has proven to retain talent here in Georgia. About 89 percent of the program's participants remained in Georgia to practice after completing their obligation. Additionally, around 65.63 percent of all former loan repayment program participants continue to practice in a qualifying county. \r\nIn 2017, the Board implemented the Physician Assistant and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse loan repayment programs, which are the PA and APRN versions of the PRAA and are similar in program structure and requirements to the PRAA offering $10,000 per year, for a maximum of $40,000 over four years. \r\nSome recipients are practicing in the same county as other recipients. \r\nAlso, some counties may not be \"rural\" but are Board-approved. \r\n \r\nProgram \r\n \r\nNumber of recipients \r\n \r\nCountry Doctor Scholarship \r\n \r\n24 \r\n \r\nGeorgia Physician Loan Repayment \r\n \r\n3 \r\n \r\nPhysicians for Rural Areas Assistance \r\n \r\n37 \r\n \r\nDentists for Rural Areas Assistance \r\n \r\n12 \r\n \r\nPA/APRN Loan Repayment \r\n \r\n20/21 \r\n \r\nTotal \r\n \r\n117 \r\n \r\n12 \r\n \r\nCounties 20 3 33 13 \r\n16/16 64 \r\n \r\n Outlook for FY 2020 \r\n \r\nThe Board has been hard at work toward initiatives and goals for FY 2020. Some of which include: \r\n Implement Senate Bill 207, which will change the Board's name to the \"Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce\" \r\n Continue working with the Governor's Office, General Assembly, health care organizations and medical trade associations to address Georgia's health care workforce needs \r\n Collaborate with Georgia Technology Authority to transition the Board's website to an updated platform, which will give the Board a sharper and cleaner web presence \r\n Update the Primary Care Service Area Map for Georgia \r\n Work with Georgia Technology Authority to develop a data visualization tool for the state's physician assistant workforce \r\n Continue working with the Georgia Board of Nursing to identify areas of need for advanced practice registered nurses in Georgia \r\n Engage more with residency programs and medical schools to strengthen relationships with physicians earlier in the medical education pipeline \r\nThe Board's website contains a wealth of information on health care workforce needs in Georgia. 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