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Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3787-3788)
Mar 25, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to or enter into contracts with certain eligible entities to provide training to graduate medical residents in preventive medicine specialties.

Requires grant funds to be used for: (1) residency programs for preventive medicine or public health; (2) financial assistance to resident physicians who plan to specialize in preventive medicine or public health; (3) preventive medicine or public health program costs, including curriculum development and practicum costs; and (4) the improvement of academic administrative units.

What's happening now March 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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