,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cifh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,casey7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide community-based training     
opportunities for medical students in   
rural areas and medically underserved   
communities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,community ,training1           
,education1 and ,access for ,medical    
,students ,act of #bjbd or the          
,community ,,teams ,act of #bjbd4  #b4  
,grants for community-based training for
 medical students in rural areas and    
medically underserved communities  7a7  
,in general ,section #ccj;,a of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsections 7h71 7i71 and 

7j7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 and 7k71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7g7 the following3  7h7
 ,grants for community-,based training  
for medical students in rural areas and 
medically underserved communities  7#a7 
,grants ,the ,director may award grants 
to eligible entities to expand the      
availability of community-based training
 for medical students in rural areas and
 medically underserved communities to   
facilitate long-term1 sustainable       
physician practice in high-need         
communities by supporting medical       
student clinical rotations in health    
care facilities in such areas and       
communities1 including in outpatient    
settings4  7#b7 ,period of grants ,a    
grant under this subsection shall be for
 a period of #a to #e years1 as         
determined by the ,director4  7#c7      
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this subsection1 an entity shall 
be a consortium of-- 7,a7 one or more   
osteopathic or allopathic medical       

schools2 and  7,b7 one or more of the   
following3 7i7 ,a rural health clinic4  
7ii7 ,a ,federally qualified health     
center 7as defined in section #ahfa7;aa7
 of the ,social ,security ,act74  7iii7 
,a health care facility located in a    
medically underserved community4  7#d7  
,applications ,to seek a grant under    
this subsection1 an eligible entity1 in 
consultation with the appropriate ,state
 office of rural health or another      
appropriate ,state entity1 shall prepare
 and submit to the ,director an         
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,director may require1           
including-- 7,a7 a description of the   
project that the eligible entity will   
carry out using the funds provided      
through the grant2  7,b7 an explanation 
of the reasons why ,federal assistance  
is required to carry out the project2   
7,c7 a description of the manner in     
which the project funded through the    
grant will assure continuous quality    

improvement in the provision of services
 by the entity2  7,d7 a description of  
how the populations in the rural area or
 medically underserved community to be  
served through the grant will experience
 increased access to quality health care
 services across the continuum of care  
as a result of the activities carried   
out by the entity2  7,e7 a plan for     
sustaining the project after ,federal   
support for the project has ended2  7,f7
 a description of how the project will  
be evaluated2 and  7,g7 such other      
information as the ,director determines 
to be appropriate4  4  7b7 ,conforming  
amendments ,section #ccj;,a of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by striking and for the 
planning and implementation of small    
health care provider quality improvement
 activities and inserting for the       
planning and implementation of small    
health care provider quality improvement
 activities1 and for expanding the      

availability of community-based training
 for medical students in rural areas and
 medically underserved communities2     
7#b7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 and       
inserting subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and
 7h72  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7  
in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the  
end2  7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 
the period at the end and inserting 2   
and2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7iv7 expand the            
availability of community-based training
 for medical students in rural areas and
 medically underserved communities under
 subsection 7h74  2 and  7#c7 in        
subsection 7j71 as redesignated by      
subsection 7a77#a71 by striking         
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 and       
inserting subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and
 7h74