Feasibility Assessments
Conducting a feasibility analysis and working with healthcare providers to identify opportunities to grow GME are requirements to meet the accreditation standards for the development of any new medical school. ACA has developed a successful and proven approach that will provide institutions with valuable insights into the healthcare needs of your community and state.
Community Health Assessment
Healthcare systems and medical schools acknowledge that the social needs of communities and individuals affect society's long-term health. Determining these needs and prioritizing strategies to address any regional gaps are critical to this assessment. ACA has found these gaps can be most effectively addressed through collaboration with communities by identifying and addressing the systemic causes contributing to health inequities.
The ACA team works in partnership with the community and local healthcare providers to identify essential healthcare needs and social determinants. This collaboration aims to facilitate the formulation of initiatives designed to improve overall community health and foster engagement.
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Collaborate with organizational leadership to coordinate a community engagement forum or town hall
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Conduct structured interviews with hospital-affiliated and community-based physicians to gather qualitative insights
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Develop a comprehensive market and demographic analysis to inform strategic planning
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Review existing data sources and relevant community health indicators
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Identify and prioritize key health needs, access barriers, and social determinants of health affecting the local population
GME Development Assessment
The development of a new medical school requires stewardship associated with increasing residency positions. COCA's most recent accreditation requirement is the development of new PGY-1 slots equal to 30% of the medical school's approved class size. Identifying partners who can support this requirement and developing a GME feasibility analysis is essential for medical schools to meet COCA requirements.
Short of developing their own GME office and starting their own GME programs, medical schools will need to rely on partnerships with hospitals and FQHCs to create the required residency positions.
ACA will develop a strategy to reach out to potential state and regional partners who have the best GME profiles to develop or expand programs on behalf of the medical schools. We know that 70% of primary care residents will practice where they complete their training.
ACA typically will prioritize healthcare partners in the medical schools own state or region, often a complex matrix due to many stand-alone community hospitals being integrated into large health systems at a rapid pace.
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Evaluate existing residency programs in the medical school's immediate geographic area and surrounding locations, to identify potential market saturation, significant overlaps, and the Match rate success
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Determine the economic and operational feasibility for hospitals before making a commitment to develop GME
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Determine outpatient clinics that can serve as continuity clinics
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Provide a roadmap to start those partnership conversations
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