Sen. Ossoff previously led bipartisan, bicameral push to fully fund the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program
CHGME program provides funds for teaching hospitals to train pediatric physicians
New round of funding comes after Sen. Ossoff announced a previous round of CHGME funding in December 2023
Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering additional Federal resources to train more pediatric health care workers.
Sen. Ossoff is delivering $1,205,656 in Federal funding through the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program to help Egleston Children’s Hospital at Emory University train and retain more pediatric physicians.
The funding will allow the hospital to pay for resident and faculty salaries and resident training programs. This program trains 56% of all general pediatric residents and over half (54%) of all pediatric sub-specialty residents and fellows.
According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, approximately 60% of physicians trained through the CHGME program chose to remain and practice in the state where they completed their residency training.
“If you have a child experiencing a medical emergency, you need to be able to count on the health system having specialists available to save your child’s life,” Sen. Ossoff said. “I brought Republicans and Democrats together to help train more pediatricians, emergency doctors, and specialists in Georgia to keep our kids safe and healthy.”
Sen. Ossoff continues to advocate for Georgia’s children and their access to critical medical care.
Sen. Ossoff previously led a successful bipartisan, bicameral push alongside Congressman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) to ensure the CHGME program received strong funding in Fiscal Year 2023.
In December, Sen. Ossoff delivered a previous round of Federal funding through the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program to help Egleston Children’s Hospital at Emory University and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center train and retain pediatric physicians.
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