Governor Greg Abbott on Monday announced three Statewide Preceptorship Program grants totaling $5.5 million to professional medical societies in Texas, directing the money toward hands-on primary care training for medical students in family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics.
"Texas families deserve quality primary care close to home," said Governor Abbott. "These grants will give medical students early hands-on experience with practicing physicians so they can pursue careers that bring that care to rural and underserved communities."
The grants are administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and are intended to draw students into primary care early in their medical education, with an emphasis on service in rural and medically underserved parts of the state. Medical students typically complete the preceptorship between their first and second years of school, working alongside practicing physicians outside the area of their own campus.
"The Statewide Preceptorship Program is a prime example of how we are leveraging existing workforce expertise towards building new healthcare talent across Texas," said Higher Education Commissioner Wynn Rosser.
