The Community TEAMS Act creates a new grant program to help medical schools partner with rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and other facilities in medically underserved areas to provide hands-on training for medical students. These grants would support clinical rotations and educational programs designed to encourage newly trained physicians to practice in high-need communities where doctors are scarce. Eligible applicants must be consortiums that include at least one medical school (either osteopathic or allopathic) partnered with at least one rural or underserved health care facility. Grants would be awarded for periods of one to five years, and applicants must demonstrate how their programs will improve healthcare access and have a plan for sustainability after federal funding ends. The legislation authorizes this grant program through 2030 and amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the federal framework for distributing these funds.
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