Four new primary care physicians are moving into Perry County.
Through Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), the Cahaba + UAB Family Medicine Residency was awarded funds to plan, develop, and implement the “1+2” Frontier Family Medicine Residency Program in the Alabama Black Belt counties of Perry and Wilcox.
This training initiative primarily aims to enhance access to primary care services in Perry and Wilcox Counties, currently Health Professional Shortage Areas. The program also seeks to establish a conduit for maintaining healthcare providers in these severely medically underserved regions.
Having meticulously planned for four years, Cahaba achieved ACGME accreditation and HRSA funding in 2022 through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program.
Now in its second year, the Frontier Program is able to place four 2nd-year family medicine residents to begin full-time training in the Black Belt, courtesy of funding approved by Governor Kay Ivey.
This marks a meaningful development in the health landscape and rural economic progression of these counties. Dr. Josue Breaux, Dr. Joshua Murphy, Dr. Ijeoma Okeke, and Dr. Michael Wu are now living full-time in Perry County and will begin accepting new patients at Cahaba Medical Care - Marion in July.
They will be joined by four additional physicians in July 2024, bringing the total to eight new physicians living and working in Perry County.
In celebration of this event, Cahaba Medical Care - Marion will be hosting the Perry County Community Fun Day and Frontier Residency Open House on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 1303 Washington St., Marion, AL 36756.
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