(a) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall award implementation grants to enable entities to:(1) Increase the number of first-year residency or fellowship positions in existing graduate medical education programs; and(2) Provide for the establishment of new graduate medical education programs with first-year residency positions.
(1) Increase the number of first-year residency or fellowship positions in existing graduate medical education programs; and
(2) Provide for the establishment of new graduate medical education programs with first-year residency positions.
(b) An implementation grant under this section shall be used to support the start-up costs to the graduate medical education program at the board's discretion.
(c) An entity applying for an implementation grant under this section shall submit a plan for receiving accreditation for the increased number of residency positions or for the new graduate medical education program, as applicable, that shall include without limitation:(1) A timeline;(2) A budget;(3) A proposed program;(4) The number of existing slots within a proposed program expansion;(5) Letters of support from both the sponsoring institution and clinical site;(6) The number of current residency slots available; and(7) The number of new residency slots that will be established in a new program.
(1) A timeline;
(2) A budget;
(3) A proposed program;
(4) The number of existing slots within a proposed program expansion;
(5) Letters of support from both the sponsoring institution and clinical site;
(6) The number of current residency slots available; and
(7) The number of new residency slots that will be established in a new program.
(d) The board shall award an implementation grant under this section in the fourth calendar quarter on an annual basis as funding is available.
(e) An implementation grant awarded under this section shall be in effect for no more than the number of years of the program plus two (2) years for implementation and accreditation before enrolling a resident or fellow.
(f) An entity awarded an implementation grant under this section shall provide a progress report to the board before the distribution of grant funds for the following year.