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S. 1628 (111th)

Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009

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Introduced

6 August 2009

Last action

6 August 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9026)

Sponsors

Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Kirk, Paul Grattan, Jr. [D-MA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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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Timeline

  1. 6 August 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9026)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 August 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9025-9026)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 August 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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