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These are non-profit Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) federally funded award recipient CHCs providing comprehensive primary care access to insured, underinsured, and uninsured individuals in medically underserved populations and communities. FQHCs whole community health care access and comprehensive services availability is made possible by qualifying for Public Health Service (PHS) funding through HRSA, enhanced federal health care insurance program reimbursements through a Prospective Payment System, patient payment for services using sliding scales, access to federal drug pricing discount programs, philanthropy, and other local and state programs and affiliations. FQHCs must have onsite or by consultation or affiliation patient access to other specialty, hospital, mental health, substance abuse, dentistry, preventive health, and transportation services. These centers also have continuous quality assessment and improvement programs and reporting requirements. Most MCG education affiliated FQHCs are recognized or certified as a Patient Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Centers (AAAHC) or other national agencies facilitating quality through formal assessments and improvement strategies. 

FQHCs are National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved sites, and their practicing physicians and other primary care providers are eligible for federal health professions education loan repayment and PHS Loan forgiveness programs as well and state loan repayment programs depending on locations (i.e., HPSAs) and/or populations (i.e., MUA/P) served.

The current group of 21 MCG educationally affiliated FQHCs is a part of 35 such health centers in Georgia each with multiple distributed clinical sites providing health care services to communities in most of the state鈥檚 159 counties. The service areas of the MCG FQHC partners, as of 6/2025, includes approximately 96, mostly rural, Georgia counties (one in Aiken County, South Carolina). Many of these educational partners have a history of prior MCG student engagement. As this network continues to mature, we hope to increase MCG鈥檚 educational partnerships with other Georgia FQHCs.

FQHCs Educational Partners

Health care staffing in FQHCs could consist of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, behavioral health specialists, dietitians, and associated clinical and administrative support staff.

The clinical care is provided by an interprofessional team of providers coordinated by physician team members.

CHC is a broad category for all HRSA federally funded nonprofit health clinics (including FQHCs) and non-HRSA federally funded health centers. These health centers are committed to improving health care access for underserved medically vulnerable communities and populations by providing comprehensive primary care, prevention, wellness, and other health services to individuals and families regardless of financial or insurance status. Some of these CHCs that meet PHS eligibility requirements have access to federal discount drug pricing programs and enhanced federal insurance programs reimbursements but do not receive federal grant funding. These so-called 鈥淔QHC look-a-likes鈥� have similar operational and reporting responsibilities as those described under 鈥淲hat are FQHCs鈥�. Practicing physicians and other primary care providers in National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved CHC鈥檚 sites in Health Professions Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) are eligible for federal health professions education loan repayment and forgiveness programs as well and state loan repayment programs depending on locations and populations served. Other non-HRSA federally funded CHCs include free and charitable clinics and other clinics sponsored by community base health care organizations. Practicing physicians and other primary care providers in non-federally funded and non-profit qualifying CHCs may be eligible for federal and Georgia's state health professions education loan repayment and forgiveness programs depending on location (i.e., HPSAs) and/or populations (MUA/Ps) served.

The inaugural MCG educationally affiliated non- federally funded CHCs located in communities surrounding the MCG 桃色视频 campus receives financial operating support from the private sector, philanthropy, patient fees, insurance reimbursements, volunteerism, state and local grants, and other community health and social service affiliations.

For student community health education experiences, the three CHCs serving populations surrounding MCG鈥檚 main campus in 桃色视频 were identified to promote student community service and educational engagement. Each has a history of formal and informal educational engagements with MCG students. As this network continues to mature, we hope to increase MCG鈥檚 partnerships with other CHCs.

CHC Educational Partners

The current MCG educationally affiliated CHCs provide comprehensive primary care services to individuals and families in communities surrounding the main campus in 桃色视频, and facilitate patient access to other community health, social and financial services to address healthcare needs.