§ 6-82-2001. Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board
(a) There is established the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board, which shall administer the program under this subchapter and shall be composed of: (1) One (1) representative from each medical school in Arkansas; (2) Two (2) physician members appointed by the Arkansas State Medical Board, giving preference to physicians who have received rural medical […]
§ 6-82-2002. Planning grants — Definition
(a) As used in this subchapter, a “planning grant” is a grant awarded by the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board to eligible entities and individuals under this subchapter. (b) The board shall: (1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter; (2) Award a one-time planning grant under this section to an entity in […]
§ 6-82-2003. Planning grants for program expansion or new programs
(a) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall award planning grants to enable entities with existing graduate medical education programs to: (1) Increase the number of first-year residency positions; and (2) Provide for the establishment of new graduate medical education programs with first-year residency positions. (b) The board shall determine the number of planning […]
§ 6-82-2004. Priority of planning grants — Adjustment of amounts
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that the number of first-year residency positions proposed by eligible applicants under § 6-82-2003 exceeds the amount of funding appropriated for the planning grants under this subchapter, the board: (1) May give priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the funded first-year residency positions […]
§ 6-82-2005. Planning grants for additional years of residency
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that funds appropriated under this subchapter are available after all eligible planning grant applications under §§ 6-82-2002 and 6-82-2003 have been funded, the board shall award planning grants from excess funds to support medical residents who: (1) Have completed at least three (3) years of […]