The Colorado Practice-based Health Education Grant Program (PBHE) is a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that funds practice-based training opportunities for health professions students and residents across Colorado.

Created under Senate Bill 22-226 and administered by the CDPHE Primary Care Office, the program supports accredited clinical training placements, medical assistant and dental assistant programs, residencies, and other hands-on health workforce development initiatives.

Eligible recipients include Colorado accredited health professional schools, public and nonprofit medical schools, ACGME-accredited residency programs, and community health organizations. Past recipients include Denver Health, University of Colorado, Clinica Family Health, and multiple community colleges.

All funding under the initial Request for Applications (RFA 41324) has been awarded; organizations should contact CDPHE for future funding cycles.

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5-407). This program is housed in the Primary Care Office at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The intent of the program is to: a) increase practice-based training opportunities necessary for health professions students enrolled in accredited Colorado schools to complete degree requirements and become licensed to practice; b) program participants enrolled in other training or residency programs offered by a public or nonprofit Colorado medical school or residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to gain hands-on experience in pursuit of a license in the health care field.

All available funding under the Request for Applications RFA 41324 has been awarded. No further funding is available at this time.

The recipients of the Practice-based Health Education Grant Program are: * CDPHE/Health Facilities and EMS Division * Clinica Family Health/Dental Assistant Training * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/Medical Assistant Training Program * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/ASPIRe * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/APP CET * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/CO-WIP * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/ELITE * Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) * Metropolitan State University of Denver * National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) * Northeastern Junior College Foundation * Regents/University of Colorado Denver/Preventive Medicine Residency * Upper Pine River Fire Protection District * Upper San Juan Health Service District/Pagosa Springs Medical Center * Adams Arapahoe 28J/Aurora Public Schools/Pickens Technical College * Clinica Family Health/Medical Assistant Training Program * Colorado Institute of Family Medicine * Colorado Mesa University * Denver Health and Hospital Authority/Dental Workforce Project * Montrose Regional Health * Tepeyac Community Health * Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc For more information on this program, please email Andrea Magness, MPH,Practice-based Health Education Grant Program Coordinator, at andrea.

magness@state. co. us.

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