Monday, February 1, 2010, 11:11am PST
UC Davis gets $267K health care grant
Sacramento Business Journal - by Kathy Robertson Staff writer
University of California Davis will receive a more than $267,000 in training grants for primary-care and mental health professionals, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development announced Monday.
The funding comes from the Song-Brown Program, which seeks to increase the number of family practice physicians, physician assistants, family nurse practitioners and registered nurses trained in the state to provide needed health services to California residents.
UC Davis will receive $167,978 to support family nurse practitioner and physician assistant training programs. The grant is one of 15 to universities across the state that total more then $1.7 million.
In addition, UC Davis is one of three training programs to receive more than $99,000 in special funding to train mental health professionals.
“Each of these programs have shown ongoing commitments in training and preparing health care professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide culturally competent health care that meets the needs of California’s underserved populations,” OSHPD director Dr. David Carlisle said in a news release.
The Song-Brown Program has awarded more than $40 million to health care education and training programs since 2003.
The funding comes from the Song-Brown Program, which seeks to increase the number of family practice physicians, physician assistants, family nurse practitioners and registered nurses trained in the state to provide needed health services to California residents.
UC Davis will receive $167,978 to support family nurse practitioner and physician assistant training programs. The grant is one of 15 to universities across the state that total more then $1.7 million.
In addition, UC Davis is one of three training programs to receive more than $99,000 in special funding to train mental health professionals.
“Each of these programs have shown ongoing commitments in training and preparing health care professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide culturally competent health care that meets the needs of California’s underserved populations,” OSHPD director Dr. David Carlisle said in a news release.
The Song-Brown Program has awarded more than $40 million to health care education and training programs since 2003.
