Sec. 3. Centers of Excellence in Primary Care
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Part C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 293k ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine for the purpose of assisting the schools in supporting programs of excellence in primary care. To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of innovative ideas that applicants propose to increase recruitment and retention in primary care, including pipeline, admissions, curriculum, mentoring, preparation for residency, and related purposes.
The Secretary shall award a grant under this section to not less than 6 and not more than 10 eligible schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine. Such selected schools shall be designated as Centers of Excellence in Primary Care. Of the schools designated under paragraph (1)— not less than 4 and not more than 7 shall be located in a rural area; and not less than 2 and not more than 3 shall be located in a medically underserved area. A school of medicine or osteopathic medicine designated as a Center of Excellence under this section shall, in using funds provided under the grant, give funding priority to— making medical school affordable for each admitted and graduated student, including through significant tuition scholarships, tuition remissions, and stipends, especially for low-income students, and other provisions, such as loan forgiveness for graduates who practice primary care for a specified duration of time; conducting admissions processes that favor students who will work in rural and medically underserved areas, and consider factors such as rural birth, minority status or upbringing, and desire to serve rural and medically underserved populations; developing curricula models and innovations that expedite medical school training, build needed skills for modern medical practice, and enhance affinity of graduates for practice in rural and medically underserved areas (which may include 3-year undergraduate medical education models, rural and inner city rotations, and mentoring with rural physicians); research whether students completing a service requirement in a rural or underserved area as part of the criteria for graduation improves access to care in such area; implement tracking systems that— assess practice patterns of medical school graduates and require annual reports on this information for the duration of the grant program; and track all loan repayment and scholarship disbursements to assure that program goals are being met with regard to recipients serving in desired locations with expected populations of need for a minimum required amount of time; and having interprofessional primary care health professions community-based service learning models for primary care residents, and include clerkships and continuity clinic experiences for medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students interested in primary care. .
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