Expanding Medical Education Act

United States117th CongressS-3422Senate
Updated: Dec 16, 2021

Summary

Expanding Medical Education Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to establish or expand medical schools. In awarding these grants, HRSA must prioritize minority-serving institutions or those that propose to establish or expand schools in medically underserved communities or areas with shortages of health professionals where no such schools exist.

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Timeline

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HR-801: Expanding Medical Education Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S9263)

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