Request for Proposals:
Centers of Excellence in Patient-Centered Specialty Care Education

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The Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) is issuing a new request for proposals (RFP) for Centers of Excellence in Patient-Centered Specialty Care Education. At least three (3) sites will be competitively selected and funded on an ongoing basis beginning Jan 1, 2012. Sites will be eligible to receive up to $500,000 per annum for 3 years. Trainee positions (physician resident, nursing and other associated health) may be requested in addition to the center funding.

Centers will be expected to foster the transformation of clinical education and patient care by preparing graduates of health professional schools and programs to work in and lead patient-centered interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams providing specialty care in the setting of coordinated longitudinal primary care. The educational and clinical models chosen must be patient-centered, respecting the preferences of patients and making patients integral members of the treatment team. Proposed interventions should leverage the use of technology and the principles of system redesign to deliver specialty care that is more accessible to Veterans and more efficient. They should also enhance consultative services to primary care clinicians, specialty-primary care communication, and transitions between various sites and levels of care.

Single site applications (which may include associated CBOCs) will be accepted according to the following schedule.