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 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 V

"PART L—BIOMEDICAL

92 STAT. 2223

SCIENCES

"FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

" SEC. 381. I t is the purpose of this part to— 20 USC 3051. " (1) introduce secondary students from an economically disadvantaged background to the challenges, opportunities, and needs of serving in communities which have a need for professionals trained in the biomedical sciences and which have an underrepresentation of individuals from such a disadvantaged background serving as medical professionals; " (2) motivate and educate these students to successfully pursue careers in the biomedical sciences; " (3) develop academic, cognitive, and communicative skills in these students; " (4) rectify disadvantages resulting from foreign language barriers; and " (5) instill awareness and concern in these students for the health of their families and communities; by offering these students an intensive academic program in mathematics, the sciences, and English, study skill development, experiences in laboratory and health care delivery settings, and frequent exposure to individuals trained, or receiving training, m the biomedical sciences. II

DEFINITIONS

" SEC. 382. For the purposes of this part— 20 USC 3052. " (1) The term 'applicant' means an institution which has made application under section 385 for assistance under this part. " (2) The term 'biomedical science' means a field relevant to the study of human biology, and includes chemistry, biology, medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, and public health. " (3) The term 'full participant' means with respect to a project conducted in an academic year, a student who has participated satisfactorily in the project for not less than one hundred hours in the academic year. ^_;.. - . " (4^ The term 'project' means a project funded under this part. " (5) The term 'public secondary school system' means secondary schools operated by a local educational agency or a secondary school operated predominantly for Indian children and operated by, or receiving financial assistance from, the Department of the Interior. " (6) The term 'school of biomedical science' means an institution of higher education which provides t r a i n i n g leading to a doctorate or master's degree in a biomedical science. " (7) The term 'student from an economically d i s a d v a n t a ^ d background' means an individual from a family which had, during the preceding year, an income equal to 50 per centum or less of the national median income for families of comparable size and (A) who is enrolled in good standing in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade of a secondary school and (B) whose access to higher educational opportunity in the biomedical sciences is significantly limited due to the income of the individual's family. " (8) The term 'talented student from an economically disadvantaged background' means a student from an economically

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