Primary Care Residency (PCR)
Forecasted
Primary Care Residency (PCR) supports organizations training physicians, funding residency positions, expansion, and new programs to prepare doctors to serve underserved California communities.
Funder: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Early submission review) | August 2027 (Final application)
Funding Amounts: Approximately $31 million total; $125,000–$300,000 per slot or up to $2 million for new programs
Summary: Supports primary care residency programs preparing physicians to work in underserved California communities.
Key Information: Applicants seeking New PCR Program funding cannot also seek Existing, Expansion, or THC funding in the same cycle.
Description
The Primary Care Residency (PCR) program is administered by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) through the Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs. It funds organizations educating and training physicians in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics for practice in underserved California communities. Support includes existing residency positions, Teaching Health Center (THC) positions, permanent program expansion, and development of new residency programs.
Song-Brown prioritizes graduates practicing in medically underserved areas, enrollment of groups underrepresented in medicine, main training sites in underserved areas, and sites where most patients receive Medi-Cal. Programs must connect training, resident recruitment, counseling, placement, and preceptorship experiences to service in areas of unmet need.
