Primary Care Training and Enhancement- Physician Assistant Rural Training in Mental and Behavioral Health Program (PCTE PARM)

The purpose of this program is to develop and implement clinical rotations for PA students in rural areas integrating behavioral health with primary care services. The NOFO will address the need to train primary care PAs in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral services for mental and behavioral health conditions including substance use disorder. PA students will participate in a minimum two-month rotation integrating behavioral health and primary care with a focus on seeing patients with mental and behavioral health and/or substance use disorder.
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