[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 229 (Tuesday, December 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55318-55319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Medical Student Education Program Non-Competitive Supplement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of class deviation from competition requirements.

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SUMMARY: HRSA provides grants to public institutions of higher 
education to expand or support graduate education for medical students 
preparing to become physicians in states with a projected primary care 
provider shortage. This supplemental funding is for the 12 Medical 
Student Education (MSE) Program award recipients from cohort fiscal 
year 2023, HRSA-23-124, to expand scholarships and faculty, preceptor, 
and curriculum development activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Knox, Acting Chief, Medical 
Training and Geriatrics Branch, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, 
Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20852, email: [email protected], phone: 301-443-4170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: MSE Program award recipients, 
as listed in Table 1.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Supplement Award(s): $14.1 million; 
$1.175 million to each for fiscal year 2026.
    Project Period: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
    Assistance Listing Number: 93.680.
    Award Instrument: Non-competitive supplement for MSE.
    Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103); 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328); Full-Year 
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 118-4).

                                      Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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                                                                                                  Original award
              Grant No.                    Award recipient name             City, state               amount
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T99HP52105...........................  University of Arkansas for   Little Rock, AR............       $4,000,000
                                        Medical Sciences.
T99HP52104...........................  University of Alabama at     Birmingham, AL.............        3,999,999
                                        Birmingham.
T99HP52110...........................  University of Missouri       Columbia, MO...............        4,000,000
                                        System.
T99HP52113...........................  University of Utah.........  Salt Lake City, UT.........        3,999,999
T99HP52111...........................  University of Oklahoma.....  Oklahoma City, OK..........        3,999,999
T99HP52106...........................  The University of Kentucky   Lexington, KY..............        3,970,759
                                        Research Foundation.
T99HP52109...........................  University of Missouri       Kansas City, MO............        4,000,000
                                        System.
T99HP52112...........................  University of South Alabama  Mobile, AL.................        4,000,000
T99HP52103...........................  Trustees of Indiana          Bloomington, IN............        3,865,680
                                        University.
T99HP52108...........................  University of Mississippi    Jackson, MS................        3,973,000
                                        Medical Center.
T99HP54245...........................  Oklahoma State University..  Tulsa, OK..................        4,000,000
T99HP52107...........................  University of Louisville...  Louisville, KY.............        4,000,000
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    Justification: HRSA is providing a $1.175 million supplement to 
each of the 12 MSE grant recipients from cohort 2023; HRSA-23-124. The 
supplement will provide scholarships to medical students in their 3rd 
or 4th year, who are applying to primary care residency programs in 
general internal medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine, or 
internal medicine/pediatrics. This core funding is designed to support 
students early in their training who are aligned with the MSE Program 
purpose, goals, and objectives. These years are critical in a student's 
educational journey, as they begin clinical rotations, choose and apply 
for residency training specialties, and make firm decisions about 
future practice locations. This supplement provides additional 
incentive and support at a time when long-term career intentions are 
being considered. In addition, the following activities are required 
under this supplement:
    (1) Support the development of faculty in general internal 
medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine, or internal medicine/
pediatrics.
    (2) Support the training of general internal medicine, general 
pediatrics,

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family medicine, or internal medicine/pediatrics primary care providers 
to become and/or serve as preceptors and provide stipend support as 
needed.
    (3) Create/enhance and implement curricula that includes:
     Integrating behavioral health and primary care practice 
including prevention and treatment of opioid and other substance use 
disorders;
     Incorporating the use of telehealth and technology methods 
such as Multiple Chronic Conditions e-Care Plan, artificial 
intelligence and assistive technology, and mobile health technologies 
to provide telehealth and in-person care delivery;
     Facilitating health systems and practice transformation 
through the use of digital health, value-based care, and patient-
centered approaches to improve quality, reduce costs, and adapt to new 
technologies and payment models; and
     Educating and training medical students on environmental 
health and community nutrition needs to Make America Healthy Again.

Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2025-21742 Filed 12-1-25; 8:45 am]
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