I guess they need some back up for the expected physician shortage.
You just can’t make this stuff up. It’s right there on page 1255 of the bill.
‘‘SEC. 340M. PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) for the purpose described in section 340L(a).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall—
‘‘(1)(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a course of study or program (approved by the Secretary) at an accredited graduate school or program of public health; or
‘‘(B) have demonstrated expertise in public health and be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a course of study or program (approved by the Secretary) at— [....]
‘‘(i) an accredited graduate school or program of nursing; health administration, management, or policy; preventive medicine; laboratory science; veterinary medicine; or dental medicine; or
‘‘(ii) another accredited graduate school or
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retary;
