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HR 3778 111th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Student aid and college costs

Medical Education Development Act of 2009

Introduced: October 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2009
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Education Development Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools to support scholarships, develop residencies, build infrastructure, recruit and retain faculty, and develop research programs, for the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) give first priority to schools accredited to admit students from FY2009-FY2014; (2) provide increased funding to schools that enroll larger classes while maintaining competitive faculty-to-student ratios; and (3) allocate funds to only schools that provide accountability and transparency in expending such funds.

Requires: (1) each school to report annually on the specific uses of funds received and on how the grant has benefited the region and the nation; and (2) the Secretary to report annually on the extent to which such grants have increased the supply of physicians, resulted in greater access to health care, enabled the creation of new care models, provided economic regional benefits, and increased the focus on medical students' communications skills.

What's happening now October 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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