Coalition Support Continues to Grow for Community TEAMS Act
Published March 20, 2024
By AACOM Government Relations
Advocacy Federal Policy Healthcare Workforce OME Advocate Rural Medicine
In the last two weeks, 17 more organizations signed AACOM’s Coalition Letter in support of the Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act, H.R. 7258, sponsored by U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Ann Kuster (D-NH). With 29 different state and national organizations signed on so far, momentum continues to grow to advance this important bill through Congress. Leaders can sign their organizations on to the letter using this form.
We need your help to improve healthcare in rural and underserved communities. Through a new Health Resources and Services Administration grant program, H.R. 7258 will allow medical schools to partner with Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics and other healthcare facilities located in medically underserved communities to increase medical school clinical rotations. Support increased funding for community-based training opportunities for medical students by urging your Members of Congress to cosponsor the bill!