Sec. 31007. Funding for schools of medicine in underserved areas
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of making awards to eligible entities for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine, or a branch campus of an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine, consistent with subsection (b). The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall, with priority given to minority-serving institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ), and taking into consideration equitable distribution of awards among the geographical regions of the United States (which shall include rural regions and populations as defined by the Secretary for the purposes of this section) and the locations of existing schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine, use amounts appropriated by subsection
(a)to award grants to eligible entities to— recruit, enroll, and retain students, including individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic groups underrepresented among medical students and health professions), individuals from rural and underserved areas, low-income individuals, and first generation college students (as defined in section 402A(h)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(h)(3) )), at a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine or branch campus of a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine; develop, implement, and expand curriculum that emphasizes care for rural and underserved populations, including accessible and culturally appropriate and linguistically appropriate care and services, at such school or branch campus; plan and construct a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine in an area in which no other such school or branch campus of such a school is based; plan, develop, and meet criteria for accreditation for a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine or branch campus of such a school; hire faculty, including faculty from racial and ethnic groups who are underrepresented among the medical and other health professions, and other staff to serve at such a school or branch campus; support educational programs at such a school or branch campus, including modernizing curriculum; modernize and expand infrastructure at such a school or branch campus; or support other activities that the Secretary determines will further the establishment, improvement, or expansion of a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine or branch campus of a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine. In this section: The term eligible entity means an institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term branch campus , with respect to a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, means an additional location of such school that is geographically apart and independent of the main campus, at which the school offers at least 50 percent of the program leading to a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy that is offered at the main campus. For purposes of subparagraph (A), the location of a school described in such subparagraph shall be considered to be independent of the main campus described in such subparagraph if the location— is permanent in nature; offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential; has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory organization; and has its own budgetary and hiring authority.
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- 20 USC 1070a–11(h)(3)
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Sec. 31007
Funding for schools of medicine in underserved areas
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