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GEORGIA NCI COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (GA NCORP) - PROJECT SUMMARY THIS RENEWAL APPLICATION IS FOR THE STATEWIDE GEORGIA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (GA NCORP) COMMUNITY SITE, WHICH REPRESENTS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE IN ATLANTA AND THE NANCY N. AND J.C. LEWIS CANCER & RESEARCH PAVILION AT ST. JOSEPH'S/CANDLER IN SAVANNAH, AND THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (GEORGIA CORE) IN ATLANTA. GEORGIA CORE PROVIDES NETWORK AFFILIATION FOR FIVE CONTRACTED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS GEORGIA. IN 2016, GA NCORP AFFILIATES TOGETHER PROVIDED CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH CANCER AND ENROLLED 1,198 PATIENTS TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS SINCE AUGUST 2014. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, LEADING CANCER RESEARCHERS OF GA NCORP ARE POISED TO BUILD ON A 29-YEAR HISTORY OF COLLABORATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CANCER CARE IN GEORGIA THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS AND THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOALS OF GA NCORP. THE OVERALL GOAL OF GA NCORP IS TO BRING CANCER CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH A STATEWIDE NETWORK UTILIZING SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS APPROACH GENERATES A BROADLY APPLICABLE EVIDENCE BASE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES AND A REDUCTION IN CANCER DISPARITIES. FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE PROPOSED TO ACHIEVE THE OVERALL GOAL OF GA NCORP: 1) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AT RISK FOR, OR DIAGNOSED WITH, CANCER AND WHO ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO, AND ENROLL IN, CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY; 2) TO ENROLL PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS ACROSS ALL STUDY TYPES AND SETTINGS TO REDUCE CANCER DISPARITIES (POPULATIONS INCLUDE RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ELDERLY, AND RURAL RESIDENTS); 3) TO CREATE A BALANCED TRIAL PORTFOLIO BETWEEN TREATMENT TRIALS AND CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION TRIALS; AND 4) TO INCREASE ACCRUAL AND EXPAND NETWORK-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN CANCER CARE DELIVERY RESEARCH. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE IN GEORGIA THROUGH INCREASING CANCER RESEARCH IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR RESEARCH ACCRUALS, AND MAXIMIZING CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH STATEWIDE.

GEORGIA NCI COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (GA NCORP) - THE GEORGIA COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (COMMUNITY SITE) REPRESENTS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO NCCCP COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-BASED CANCER PROGRAMS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE IN ATLANTA, GA, AND THE LEWIS CANCER & RESEARCH PAVILION IN SAVANNAH, GA, WITH INVESTIGATORS FROM A STATEWIDE RESEARCH NETWORK OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BASED AND PRIVATE PRACTICE ONCOLOGISTS THROUGH THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (GEORGIA CORE). THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SITE CONSORTIUM PROVIDES CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 23,000 NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH CANCER IN GEORGIA AND HAS ENROLLED OVER 3,300 PATIENTS TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS SINCE 2014. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, LEADING CANCER RESEARCHERS IN THE COMPONENTS AND PARTNER RESEARCH SITES ARE POISED TO BUILD ON A 30-YEAR HISTORY OF COLLABORATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CANCER CARE THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS AND ENROLLMENT TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS TO ADDRESS THE GOALS OF THE NCORP. FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE IMPLEMENTED TO ACHIEVE THE OVERALL GOAL OF GA NCORP: 1) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AT RISK FOR, OR DIAGNOSED WITH, CANCER AND WHO ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO, AND ENROLL IN, CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY; 2) TO ENROLL PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL POPULATIONS ACROSS ALL STUDY TYPES AND SETTINGS TO REDUCE CANCER; 3) TO CREATE A BALANCED TRIAL PORTFOLIO BETWEEN TREATMENT TRIALS AND CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION TRIALS; AND 4) TO INCREASE ACCRUAL AND EXPAND NETWORK-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN CANCER CARE DELIVERY RESEARCH. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE IN GEORGIA THROUGH INCREASING CANCER RESEARCH IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR RESEARCH ACCRUALS, AND MAXIMIZING CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH STATEWIDE.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

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CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

DENTAL FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

GEORGIA NCI COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (GA NCORP) - PROJECT SUMMARY THIS RENEWAL APPLICATION IS FOR THE STATEWIDE GEORGIA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (GA NCORP) COMMUNITY SITE, WHICH REPRESENTS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE IN ATLANTA AND THE NANCY N. AND J.C. LEWIS CANCER & RESEARCH PAVILION AT ST. JOSEPH'S/CANDLER IN SAVANNAH, AND THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (GEORGIA CORE) IN ATLANTA. GEORGIA CORE PROVIDES NETWORK AFFILIATION FOR FIVE CONTRACTED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS GEORGIA. IN 2016, GA NCORP AFFILIATES TOGETHER PROVIDED CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH CANCER AND ENROLLED 1,198 PATIENTS TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS SINCE AUGUST 2014. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, LEADING CANCER RESEARCHERS OF GA NCORP ARE POISED TO BUILD ON A 29-YEAR HISTORY OF COLLABORATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CANCER CARE IN GEORGIA THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO NCI-SPONSORED TRIALS AND THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOALS OF GA NCORP. THE OVERALL GOAL OF GA NCORP IS TO BRING CANCER CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH A STATEWIDE NETWORK UTILIZING SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS APPROACH GENERATES A BROADLY APPLICABLE EVIDENCE BASE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES AND A REDUCTION IN CANCER DISPARITIES. FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE PROPOSED TO ACHIEVE THE OVERALL GOAL OF GA NCORP: 1) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AT RISK FOR, OR DIAGNOSED WITH, CANCER AND WHO ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO, AND ENROLL IN, CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY; 2) TO ENROLL PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS ACROSS ALL STUDY TYPES AND SETTINGS TO REDUCE CANCER DISPARITIES (POPULATIONS INCLUDE RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ELDERLY, AND RURAL RESIDENTS); 3) TO CREATE A BALANCED TRIAL PORTFOLIO BETWEEN TREATMENT TRIALS AND CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION TRIALS; AND 4) TO INCREASE ACCRUAL AND EXPAND NETWORK-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN CANCER CARE DELIVERY RESEARCH. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE IN GEORGIA THROUGH INCREASING CANCER RESEARCH IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR RESEARCH ACCRUALS, AND MAXIMIZING CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH STATEWIDE.

DENTAL FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (CHILDREN’S) STANDS AS A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC CARE, SERVING OVER A MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUR EXPANSIVE ATLANTA NETWORK. THIS INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS. WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRICS IS NURTURED HERE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY SUPERVISES A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF TRAINEES WHO CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM OVER 80 ACCREDITED BY ACGME, CODA, AND POSNA AND POST-ACCREDITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE DEDICATED TRAINEES, COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, EXTEND AND ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PATIENTS. THIS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTSTANDING PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN’S BOASTS AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENTS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE DEEP RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXPERTISE OF OUR FACULTY PHYSICIANS, CREATES FERTILE GROUND FOR NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ACROSS ALL OUR FACILITIES—EGLESTON, SCOTTISH RITE AND HUGHES SPALDING—WE SERVE A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLICLY INSURED POPULATION FROM ALL 159 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DELIVERING THIS CARE, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE EMPOWERS US TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM IN MEDICINE. BEYOND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BECOME WELL-ROUNDED HEALTHCARE LEADERS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. THEY DELV E INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. THEIR RESEARCH EXPLORES COMPELLING TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CHAMPION GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ALONE, OUR RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK BY PRESENTING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL MANUSCRIPTS AND CASE REPORTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS DEMANDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. EMORY AND CHILDREN’S ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPANDING OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, CHILDREN’S SOLIDIFIED TWO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GME TO ADDRESS THE PEDIATRICIAN AND PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALIST SHORTAGE: ALIGNING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH SPECIALTY WORKFORCE NEEDS AND COLLABORATING WITH THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE. TO ADDRESS THESE TWO PRIORITIES, CHILDREN’S IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THROUGH AN ONGOING GROWTH PLAN SPANNING FROM 2021-2028: 1. EXPAND HOSPITAL-BASED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 2. ADD ACGME-RECOGNIZED FELLOWSHIPS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED 3. ENHANCE FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE NOVEL PROGRAMS 4. ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OF A JOINT INTERNAL MEDICINE-PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY 5. EXPAND THE CHILD NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRIC CORE RESIDENCY THE FUNDING CHILDREN’S RECEIVES THROUGH CHGME IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN PEDIATRIC TRAINING AND IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. CHGME FUNDING IS A CRUCIAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN OUR JOINT GME EFFORTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE FOR KIDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS IN THE FUTUR E.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM