§293l. General internal medicine and general pediatrics

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine, public or private nonprofit hospitals, or any other public or private nonprofit entity to meet the costs of projects-

(1) to plan, develop, and operate, or participate in, an approved professional training program (including an approved residency or internship program) in the field of internal medicine or pediatrics for medical (M.D. and D.O.) students, interns (including interns in internships in osteopathic medicine), residents, or practicing physicians, which training program emphasizes training for the practice of general internal medicine or general pediatrics (as defined by the Secretary in regulations);

(2) to provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to medical (M.D. and D.O.) students, interns (including interns in internships in osteopathic medicine), residents, practicing physicians, or other medical personnel, who are in need thereof, who are participants in any such training program, and who plan to specialize in or work in the practice of general internal medicine or general pediatrics;

(3) to plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians who will teach in a general internal medicine or general pediatrics training program; and

(4) which provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to physicians who are participants in any such program and who plan to teach in a general internal medicine or general pediatrics training program.

(b) Duration of award

The period during which payments are made to an entity from an award of a grant or contract under subsection (a) of this section may not exceed 5 years. The provision of such payments shall be subject to annual approval by the Secretary of the payments and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to make the payments.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §748, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2043 ; amended Oct. 27, 1992, Pub. L. 102–531, title III, §313(a)(3), 106 Stat. 3507 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 748 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294r of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 97–35.

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–531 substituted "hospitals" for "hospital" in introductory provisions.

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–531 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 102–408, see section 313(c) of Pub. L. 102–531, set out as a note under section 292y of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 288, 295j of this title.