United States · Bill · S
S. 1628 (111th)
Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009
Introduced
6 August 2009
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9026)
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Summary
Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a program to make grants to accredited schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine to: (1) assist such schools in recruiting students most likely to practice medicine in underserved rural communities; (2) provide rural-focused training and experience; and (3) increase the number of recent allopathic and osteopathic medical school graduates who practice in underserved rural communities. Requires the Secretary to convene a Rural Training Program Symposium to: (1) develop best practices for such schools; and (2) establish a network of medical schools that have developed or will develop rural training programs.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 August 2009
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 August 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 August 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1628
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1628