HRSA Bureau of Health Professions (BHPR)

Health Professions

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Growing Demand, Short Supply

Grants

Grants and cooperative agreements support innovation and targeted expansion in health professions education and training.

Health Workforce Studies

Research on the state of the healthcare workforce, tracking shortages, trends and issues as they develop.

Shortage Designation

Geographic areas, population groups and facilities with too few primary care, dental and mental health providers.

Student Financial Aid

Funding for health professions schools to provide loans and scholarships to students pursuing primary care careers.

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment

Funds to freestanding children’s hospitals for training pediatric and other residents in graduate medical education

Data Banks

Protect the public from health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers with a history of malpractice, adverse actions, fraud and abuse

News

Secretary Announces Appointment of Committee to Review Criteria for the Designation of Medically Underserved Areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas (07/09/2010)

Reporting Compliance Status of Government Agencies to improve the completeness and accuracy of data reported to the Data Banks. (07/01/10)

Sebelius Announces New $250 Million Investment to Strengthen Primary Health Care Workforce (06/16/10)

Media Inquiries

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About Health Professions

HRSA health professions programs tackle a range of health workforce challenges, addressing

Shortages of doctors, nurses, public health professionals and others
Scarcities of clinicians in low-income, urban and rural communities
Insufficient diversity

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