Intent
The GME Planning program provides support for hospitals, medical schools, and community-based health centers in the state interested in creating a new residency program with first-year residency positions. The program encourages new partnerships between applicants and existing GME programs.
Eligibility
Texas entities that are a hospital, a medical school, or a community-based, ambulatory patient care center and propose a strategy and work plan to develop new nationally accredited GME programs with first-year residency positions. Eligible Applicants may partner with a sponsoring institution or an existing GME program for the purpose of planning a new GME program.
How to Apply
Application Closed.
Application Information
Awards will be made on a competitive basis, and only one application will be considered for possible award per eligible applicant.
**Application Period Ended.
Important Dates
May. 23, 2025
Application Deadline
June 2025
THECB Announces Grant Awards
Jun. 16, 2025
Grant Period Begins
Jun. 30, 2027
Grant Period Ends - Last Day to Expend Grant Funds
Rules and Regulations
The GME–PPG was established in 2013 by the 83rd Texas Legislature and codified by Texas Education Code, Sections 58A.001 through 58A.022, Programs Supporting Graduate Medical Education.
Impact
From 2014 to 2023, as part of the Graduate Medical Education Expansion initiative, Planning and Partnership Grant awards have supported the establishment of 33 new residency programs and the creation of 275 new first-year residency positions across the state. An additional 13 programs are expected to begin in 2025.