HI SB2657

Appropriates $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2022-2023 to create additional medical residencies and training opportunities for medical students in counties with populations of 500,000 or less.

Appropriates $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2022-2023 to expand medical residency and training opportunities through a partnership between the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Funds shall be expended by the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine to address Hawaii's physician shortage, with emphasis on neighbor island residency training and medically underserved populations.

Establishes that approximately 80 percent of graduates who complete medical school and residency training in Hawaii remain in the State to practice, with neighbor island-trained residents more likely to establish practices on neighbor islands.

Takes effect on July 1, 2022.