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 124 STAT. 1000 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘Subpart II—Training in Underserved Communities ‘‘SEC. 749B. RURAL PHYSICIAN TRAINING GRANTS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Adminis- trator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a grant program for the purposes of assisting eligible entities in recruiting students most likely to practice medicine in underserved rural communities, providing rural-focused training and experience, and increasing the number of recent allopathic and osteopathic medical school graduates who practice in under- served rural communities. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be a school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine accred- ited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Secretary for this purpose, or any combination or consortium of such schools; and ‘‘(2) submit an application to the Secretary that includes a certification that such entity will use amounts provided to the institution as described in subsection (d)(1). ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grant funds under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— ‘‘(1) demonstrate a record of successfully training students, as determined by the Secretary, who practice medicine in under- served rural communities; ‘‘(2) demonstrate that an existing academic program of the eligible entity produces a high percentage, as determined by the Secretary, of graduates from such program who practice medicine in underserved rural communities; ‘‘(3) demonstrate rural community institutional partner- ships, through such mechanisms as matching or contributory funding, documented in-kind services for implementation, or existence of training partners with interprofessional expertise in community health center training locations or other similar facilities; or ‘‘(4) submit, as part of the application of the entity under subsection (b), a plan for the long-term tracking of where the graduates of such entity practice medicine. ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds made available under such grant to establish, improve, or expand a rural-focused training program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) meeting the requirements described in this subsection and to carry out such program. ‘‘(2) STRUCTURE OF PROGRAM.—An eligible entity shall— ‘‘(A) enroll no fewer than 10 students per class year into the Program; and ‘‘(B) develop criteria for admission to the Program that gives priority to students— ‘‘(i) who have originated from or lived for a period of 2 or more years in an underserved rural community; and ‘‘(ii) who express a commitment to practice medi- cine in an underserved rural community. 42 USC 293m.