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AL HB160
Bill
Status
2/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Steve McMillan
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Alabama Physician Manpower Initiative to provide scholarships for medical students committing to practice family medicine in rural areas of Alabama for five years after residency completion.
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The Alabama Medical Education Consortium administers the program with up to 25 incoming first-year students selected annually, not exceeding 100 total participants at any time.
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Scholarship funds are awarded for tuition support based on annual college tuition charges and may not reduce other financial aid the student receives.
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Students must complete a service contract agreeing to complete residency training in Alabama and practice in a primary care shortage area designated by the consortium based on state and national data.
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Program funding provided through direct allocation from the State Department of Public Health; consortium may extend scholarships to students at any Alabama college of medicine with main campus physically located in the state.
Legislative Description
Physician Manpower Initiative, phase in of AL. College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students, scholarships for students who commit to practice family medicine in underserved areas of state, AL. Medical Education Consortium to administer, Dept. of Public Health to fund
Physician Manpower Initiative
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
2/9/2017