Engagement and Resources

AACOM is currently accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Osteopathic Health Policy Internship (OHPI) Program, a unique eight-week virtual internship for osteopathic medical students. Each OHPI will gain first-hand experience working virtually at the national level where they will be immersed in health and higher education policy development, analysis and implementation. Interns will actively participate in building support for AACOM’s policy priorities, including the FAIR Act, increasing NIH funding for osteopathic researchers and more. Applications are due Friday, February 17, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET. Learn more.

HRSA Seeks Public Input on Healthy Start Initiative Program Development

HRSA recently issued a request for information on the design, implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Start program. Healthy Start is a community-based program dedicated to reducing disparities in maternal and infant health. HRSA funds 101 Healthy Start grantees toward that goal. Comments are being accepted through February 3, 2023. Please let us know at aacomgr@aacom.org if you or your organization plan to comment.

Funding Opportunity: Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program

HRSA is awarding up to $800,000 for the Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program to improve healthcare in rural areas by providing targeted, in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals within communities struggling to maintain healthcare services. The recipient will work with individual hospitals to address challenges to sustaining access to essential healthcare services, understand community health needs and resources and find ways to ensure communities can keep needed care locally, whether it is with a more limited set of services provided by the hospital, or by exploring other mechanisms for meeting community healthcare needs. Apply by March 7, 2023.

Applications Now Open for the Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research Centers Grant:

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute invite applications from qualified institutions to create Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research Centers to support the professional development of scientists to conduct research that accelerates progress towards an integrated learning health system. Letters of intent are due by February 10, 2023, and applications are due by March 24, 2023. Apply now.

HRSA Loan Programs for Osteopathic Medical Schools

HRSA offers four different loan programs for schools, including Health Professions Student Loans, Loans for Disadvantaged Students, Nursing Student Loans and Primary Care Loans. The 2023 application cycle is now open. Learn more about each program’s eligibility criteria and application process, and attend a technical assistance webinar on January 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET.