Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§7618 Additional program requirements
Title 38 › Part PART V— - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › § 7618
Summary
Change the Scholarship Program so graduates are hired as soon as they finish school and become certified, and help them get certified. While in training, participants must do clinical tours at locations the Secretary sets and receive a mentor at the facility when service begins.
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Title 38, §7618
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(a)Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the Secretary shall carry out this subchapter after the date of the enactment of this section by modifying the Scholarship Program in such a manner that the program and hiring processes are designed to fully employ Scholarship Program graduates as soon as possible, if not immediately, upon graduation and completion of necessary certifications, and to actively assist and monitor graduates to ensure certifications are obtained in a minimal amount of time following graduation.
(b)The Secretary shall require participants in the Scholarship Program to perform clinical tours in assignments or locations determined by the Secretary while the participants are enrolled in the course of education or training for which the scholarship is provided.
(c)The Secretary shall ensure that at the commencement of the period of obligated service of a participant in the Scholarship Program, the participant is assigned to a mentor who is employed in the same facility where the participant performs such service.
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References in Text
The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–163, which was approved May 5, 2010.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7618 was renumbered section 7619 of this title.
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38 U.S.C. § 7618
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73