§293o. Podiatric medicine

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private hospitals and schools of podiatric medicine for the purpose of planning and implementing projects in primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs which shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents who participate in such projects and who plan to specialize in primary care.

(b) Preference in making grants

In making grants under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants that provide clinical training in podiatric medicine in a variety of medically underserved communities.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §751, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2044 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 751 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294r of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

Another prior section 751 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294t of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 97–35.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

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