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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #896 |
| Residency Training Expansion |
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| Requester: |
Michelle Lorenzo Palacio |
Organization: |
Florida International University |
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| Project Title: |
Residency Training Expansion |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2006 11:46:53 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To address the immediate and/or impending shortage of Florida's physician population by creating and expanding medical residency positions within the state of Florida. Expanding residency opportunities provides the most immediate impact to increasing the physician workforce in Florida. With Florida ranked 46th among the states in the number of residency positions per state population , the state has the opportunity to expand this policy that will produce more physicians likely to stay in Florida to practice. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida International University |
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Contact: |
Michelle Lorenzo Palacio |
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11200 SW 8th street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 297-2056 |
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Miami 33199 |
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Contact email: |
palaciom@fiu.edu |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| To develop new residency training programs and therefore immediately contribute to diminish the shortage of doctors in Florida. The residents will provide patient care under supervision and will complete a formal program of professional training as a condition for medical licensing and a requisite for certification. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Florida needs 2,500 new residency positions to reach the national average. South Florida has only 1,032 residency positions available, 80% in a single hospital. Estimates show that such an FIU program can produce (from the third year of operations) 12 new licensed doctors a year to add to the Florida workforce and in 10 years the program would train 120 residents ready for certification and capable to provide care to 144,000 patients. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,710,200 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,710,200 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Governor'S Executive Commissions And Councils |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Council for Education Policy, Research and Improvement (CEPRI) |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/18/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
