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HR 3648 111th Congress House

Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of physicians who practice in underserved rural communities.

Introduced: September 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Education programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and funding
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Sep 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1628 Identical bill Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3648: Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3648/
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"H.R. 3648: Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3648/.
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H.R. 3648, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3648/.
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