Opportunity HRSA-10-278

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Opportunity HRSA-10-278: As the need for primary care is growing due to the expansion of the health care coverage by the Affordable Care Act, the Expansion of Physician Assistants Training (EPAT) will help meet this need by improving the access to primary care services through increased supply of primary care physician assistants. The program purpose is to increase student enrollment in primary care physician assistant programs and graduates planning to practice primary care specialties. Eligible entities are public or private academically affiliated physician assistant training programs that have as their objective the education of individuals who, upon completion of their studies in the program, will be qualified to provide primary care medical services with the supervision of a physician.