HR 6187 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education Medical education Veterans' medical care

VET MD Act

Introduced: September 27, 2016 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Became law

Oct 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 27, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sep 27, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1380)

Sep 27, 2016

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at at least five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience.

The VA shall ensure that such program:

increases the awareness, knowledge, and empathy of future medical professionals toward the medical conditions common to veterans;
increases the diversity of the recruitment pool of future VA physicians;
provides a diverse clinical observation experience commensurate with the standard expectations for medical school applications; and
expands clinical observation opportunities for all students by encouraging students of all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine.

The VA shall select undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited science or medical program of study to participate in the program, with priority to students who resided in a health professional shortage area and who are the first in their immediate family to attend an undergraduate institution.

What's happening now October 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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