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Expanding Medical Education Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 975 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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In committee
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Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Mar 12, 2025

What it does

The Expanding Medical Education Act would create a grant program to support the establishment, improvement, or expansion of medical and osteopathic medical schools in underserved areas, with priority given to institutions proposing to open schools in regions without existing such schools or to minority-serving institutions. Grants would fund student recruitment and retention—particularly from disadvantaged, rural, low-income, and first-generation backgrounds—as well as curriculum development focused on rural and underserved care, faculty hiring, infrastructure, and accreditation efforts. Recipients would be required to submit annual reports, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 12, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Mar 12, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

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