Health Workforce Programs

Purpose: Prepare new advanced practice registered nurses to effectively provide primary care by supporting the establishment, expansion, and/or enhancement of existing community-based nurse practitioner residency and fellowship training programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process.

The program focuses on the integration of behavioral health and/or maternal health into primary care by training new primary care providers, behavioral health providers, and/or certified nurse midwives to transition from education completion to practice in community-based settings.

Purpose: Prepare new primary care or behavioral health nurse practitioners to work in integrated, community-based settings.

Read about HRSA's Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW), supporting advanced nursing education programs for registered nurses preparing to become primary care nurse practitioners, primary care clinical nurse specialists, and nurse midwives.

Explore HRSA's Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program, improving healthcare access by training and supporting health professionals in underserved areas.

Discover HRSA's Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance Program, providing support to strengthen and evaluate behavioral health initiatives.

Explore HRSA's Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals, supporting training to expand behavioral health services.

Discover HRSA's Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals, offering training and support to help increase access to behavioral health care services.

Read about HRSA's Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (BHWET-CAY) Program for Professionals, helping increase access to behavioral health care services.

Explore HRSA's Centers of Excellence (COE) Program, advancing diversity in health professions education and improving care for underserved populations.

Learn about HRSA's Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program, supporting pediatric training to improve child health care.