Graduate Medical Education (GME)

VHWDA is excited to partner with The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to oversee the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program for primary care and high-need specialties targeting underserved areas.

VHWDA invites qualifying, Medicaid-enrolled institutions to apply for supplemental payments for new residency slots. Awarded programs will receive quarterly payments for up to four years. This award is subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Preference will be given to residency slots in underserved areas serving Medicaid beneficiaries. Applications for post-residency high-need fellowships may also be considered.

Supplemental GME payments for new primary care and high-need specialty residency slots are contingent on funding.  Programs should be aware that the state budget is approved annually.