Funding will support expansion of programs that work to place physicians and dentists in rural parts of GeorgiaATLANTA, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Peach State Health Plan, a care management organization that serves the needs of Georgians through a range of health insurance solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation, announced a $2.2 million funding commitment to Augusta University (AU).

资金将支持扩大在乔治亚州农村地区安置医生和牙医的项目。亚特兰大，2024年1月24日/PRNewswire/--今天，Peach State Health Plan是一家护理管理组织，通过一系列健康保险解决方案和Centene Corporation（NYSE:CNC）和Centene Foundation的全资子公司为格鲁吉亚人的需求提供服务，Centene Corporation的慈善机构宣布向奥古斯塔大学（Augusta University，AU）提供220万美元的资助。

The funding will facilitate the expansion of the University's Medical College of Georgia (MCG) 3+ Primary Care Pathway Program (MCG 3+ Program), as well as support the launch of a new loan forgiveness program for the university's Dental College of Georgia (DCG) students who commit to five years of practice in rural and underserved areas.

这笔资金将有助于扩大乔治亚大学医学院（MCG）3+初级保健路径计划（MCG 3+计划），并支持为乔治亚大学牙科学院（DCG）承诺在农村和服务不足地区实习五年的学生启动新的贷款减免计划。

This commitment builds on an existing relationship with AU and is another example of the work underway to approach challenges that result from provider shortages in rural areas of the state..

这一承诺建立在与非盟现有关系的基础上，是为应对该州农村地区供应商短缺带来的挑战而正在进行的工作的另一个例子。。

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Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation played a critical role in the launch of the MCG 3+ Program, with an initial $5.2 million investment in 2021.The program, now in its third year, is a critical element in efforts to combat the rural physician shortage by placing doctors where they are needed most in Georgia.

Peach State Health Plan和Centene Foundation在MCG 3+计划的启动中发挥了关键作用，该计划于2021年首次投资520万美元。该计划现已进入第三年，通过将医生安置在佐治亚州最需要的地方，是解决乡村医生短缺问题的关键因素。

The new loan forgiveness program will offer dental students – who agree to practice in rural, underserved Georgia counties after completing their dental training – with financial support for tuition. $200,000 will fund the development of this program. .

新的贷款免除计划将为牙科学生提供学费资助，这些学生在完成牙科培训后同意在服务不足的佐治亚州农村县实习$20万人将资助该项目的发展。。

'Our collaborative efforts with Augusta University – and its MCG and DCG – are shining examples of how public-private partnerships provide long-term solutions to complex healthcare shortages in rural areas,' said Centene's Chief Growth Officer and Plan President and Chief Executive Officer of Peach State Health Plan, Wade Rakes.

Centene的首席增长官兼Peach State Health Plan总裁兼首席执行官韦德·拉克斯（Wade Rakes）说，我们与奥古斯塔大学（Augusta University）及其MCG和DCG的合作是公私合作伙伴关系如何为农村地区复杂的医疗保健短缺提供长期解决方案的光辉例子。

'We are proud of the progress being made by the MCG 3+ Primary Care Pathway Program, which graduated its first cohort of medical students in May 2023. Peach State Health Plan is confident that a similar program at the Dental College of Georgia will share the same success.'.

“我们为MCG 3+初级保健路径计划取得的进展感到骄傲，该计划于2023年5月从第一批医学生中毕业。Peach State Health Plan相信，佐治亚州牙科学院的类似项目将取得同样的成功。”。

According to the 2022 Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Report on Rural Physicians, ongoing shortages of physicians and health care specialists in rural areas of Georgia have resulted in serious gaps in access to quality health care. In 2022, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce's Annual Dentist Workforce Report found that there were 22 counties in Georgia with no practicing dentist, while the Georgia Department of Community Health found that 127 counties in Georgia are experiencing at least partial shortages in dental care.'Augusta University, our MCG, and now our DCG, are proud to partner with Peach State Health plan to expand and create programs that are working to place physicians and dentists in areas of Georgia where they are needed most,' said Brooks A.

根据2022年格鲁吉亚卫生保健劳动力委员会关于乡村医生的报告，格鲁吉亚农村地区医生和卫生保健专家的持续短缺导致获得优质卫生保健的严重差距。2022年，佐治亚州卫生保健工作人员委员会（Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce）的年度牙医工作人员报告发现，佐治亚州有22个县没有执业牙医，而佐治亚州社区卫生部（Georgia Department of Community Health）发现，佐治亚州127个县的牙科护理至少部分短缺。”布鲁克斯·A·奥古斯塔大学（AugustaUniversity）是我们的MCG，现在是我们的DCG，很荣幸能与Peach State Health plan合作，扩大和创建项目，将医生和牙医安置在乔治亚州最需要他们的地区。

Keel, PhD, president of Augusta University. 'Our MCG 3+ Primary Care Pathway Program has been a tremendous success, and with this additional investment, we are closer to establishing a fund that will work in perpetuity. We look forward to seeing the same success with a similar program at our DCG.''The DCG's new partnerships with Peach State Health Plan and the rural dentistry program is an innovative milestone in making sure our new dentists are financially capable of opening new practices in rural areas of the state,' said Nancy Young, DMD, MED, dean of the DCG at Augusta University.

Keel博士，奥古斯塔大学校长。”我们的MCG 3+初级保健路径计划取得了巨大成功，通过这项额外投资，我们更接近建立一个永久运作的基金。我们期待着在DCG的类似项目中取得同样的成功奥古斯塔大学（Augusta University）DCG院长、医学博士南希·扬（NancyYoung）说，DCG与桃子州健康计划（Peach State Health Plan）和农村牙科计划（rural dentistry program）的新伙伴关系是一个创新的里程碑，它确保了我们的新牙医在经济上有能力在该州的农村地区开设新的诊所。

'As Georgia's only dental school, we are constantly working to make sure the dentists we train are prepared to serve residents in all parts of Georgia. This new program will help us do that.'About Medical College of Georgia (MCG)The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 264 students per class.

“作为佐治亚州唯一的牙科学校，我们一直在努力确保我们培训的牙医准备好为佐治亚州各地的居民服务。这个新项目将帮助我们做到这一点。”关于乔治亚医学院（MCG）奥古斯塔大学乔治亚医学院是美国班级规模最大的医学院之一，每班有264名学生。

The educational experience is anchored by the main ca.

教育经验由主要ca锚定。