For RRPD & THCPD Grant Recipients; Open to all who are interested in rural and health center GME
2025
Rural and
Health Center
National Graduate Medical Education Conference
September 10-12
Rockville, MD
ABOUT US
The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) and the Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) Technical Assistance Centers and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research are hosting the 2025 Rural and Health Center National GME Conference (formerly the Annual Grantee Meeting) on September 10 – 12, 2025 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland.
This annual conference is open to the public and is for anyone interested in rural and health center graduate medical and dental education program development and sustainability. This three-day event will foster a collaborative learning community focused on developing and sustaining residencies in rural and underserved areas. We hope this conference will encourage the continued sharing of outcomes and successful practices in residency start-up and vitality.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program is supporting the development of new rural residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, OB/GYN, general surgery, preventive medicine, and other specialties as determined by HRSA in future NOFOs.
The U.S. HRSA funded Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) program is supporting the development of new accredited or expanded community-based residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry, OB/GYN, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, or geriatrics that expands the physician and dental workforce in underserved areas.
RRPD & THCPD BY THE NUMBERS
*Data is accumulative since program inception dates - RRPD 2018 and THCPD 2021
752
Approved Resident Positions Among RRPD Grant Recipients
551
Approved Resident Positions Among THCPD Grant Recipients
85
RRPD Grant Recipients
92
THCPD Grant Recipients
Last year, over 400 individuals registered for the annual meeting. Grant recipients, content experts, and graduate medical education (GME) professionals came together for the Annual Grantee Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia to connect, learn, and share their experiences regarding GME in their communities. Attendees represented Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grant recipients, Teaching Health Centers Planning and Development (THCPD) grant recipients, Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) grant recipients, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) representatives, partners, advisors, TAC team members, and subject matter experts.
LOCATION
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Rd
Rockville, MD, 20852
*The conference room block is now full. Please explore nearby hotels for accommodations.
Information on Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Dental Education
Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation Statement
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Statement
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 15.5 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure statement
This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the Course Director, (insert course director name) in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The course director and CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME.
The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME.
