Impact of Title VII Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing and National Health Service Corps Participation
Ann Fam Med Rittenhouse et al.
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The Article in Brief
Impact of Title VII Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing and National Health Service Corps Participation
Diane R. Rittenhouse
, and colleagues
Background There have been substantial cuts in the US Title VII (Section 747) program, which helps medical schools and residency programs produce doctors to work with underserved populations. This study examines whether obtaining medical training in programs with Title VII grants is related to later work in community health centers or the National Health Service Corps, both of which care for underserved populations.
What This Study Found There is a strong association between attending Title VII-funded medical training programs and both practice in community health centers and participation in the National Health Service Corps.
Implications
- Reductions in Title VII funding affect institutions that produce high numbers of doctors who participate in the National Health Service Corps and/or work at community health centers and ultimately harms efforts to improve access to medical care for the underserved.
- The findings of this study help inform efforts to adequately staff community health centers.
