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.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3778 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3778
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a
program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools for
the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2009
Mr. Kanjorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a
program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools for
the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Education Development Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) According to the Council on Graduate Medical Education,
the Nation will face a shortage of about 85,000 physicians by
2020, due in part to the aging population.
(2) The American Academy of Family Physicians recommended
in 2006 that to meet the need for primary care physicians in
2020, the United States would have to train 3,725 family
physicians and 714 osteopathic physicians annually, with an
overall goal of a 39 percent increase in family physicians.
(3) The Association of American Medical Colleges has called
for increased enrollment at Liaison Committee on Medical
Education (LCME) accredited schools from 15 to 30 percent over
the 2002 levels by 2015. This increase would boost the number
of graduates to about 20,000.
(4) The Federal Government has not supported the expansion
of medical education in a major way since the 1960s and 1970s.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR FUNDING OF NEWLY ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a
program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools for
the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians.
(b) Use of Grants.--Amounts provided under grants under this
section may be used to support scholarships, develop residencies, build
infrastructure, recruit and retain faculty, and develop research
programs for the purpose described in subsection (a).
(c) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate funds appropriated
under this section among newly accredited medical schools based on the
following criteria:
(1) First priority shall be given to allopathic medical
schools accredited to admit students from fiscal years 2009
through 2014.
(2) Medical schools that enroll larger classes, while
maintaining competitive faculty-to-student ratios, shall
receive increased funding based on their size.
(3) Funds shall only be allocated to medical schools that
provide accountability and transparency in expending such
funds.
(d) Annual Reports.--
(1) Reports to secretary.--Each medical school receiving a
grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the
Secretary--
(A) describing the specific uses of the funds
received through the grant;
(B) describing how the grant has benefitted the
region and the Nation as a whole; and
(C) containing such additional information as the
Secretary may require.
(2) Reports to congress.--Not later than the end of fiscal
year 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Congress on the grant program under this
section. Each such report shall include an evaluation of the
effectiveness of grants under this section, taking into
consideration the extent to which such grants have--
(A) increased the supply of physicians;
(B) resulted in greater access to primary and
specialty health care;
(C) enabled the creation of new, high-quality,
cost-conscious care models;
(D) provided economic regional benefits; and
(E) increased the focus on communications skills of
medical students.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 for the 5-fiscal-
year period beginning with fiscal year 2010.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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