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Mississippi Statutes, Title 37

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Title 37, Education

112 chapters · 1,802 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 371,802 Ch 29, Junior Colleges134 Ch 7, School Districts; Boards of Trustees…109 Ch 101, Institutions of Higher Learning; Gen…86 Ch 33, Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation74 Ch 13, Curriculum; School Year and Attendance62 Ch 23, Exceptional Children62 Ch 11, General Provisions Pertaining to Edu…53 Ch 9, District Superintendents, Principals…50 Ch 27, Agricultural High Schools49 Ch 3, State Department of Education47 Ch 153, Workforce Development, Training, Edu…45 Ch 115, University of Mississippi43 Ch 113, Mississippi State University of Agri…38 Ch 145, Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program Act37

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 37✕Ch 144✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-1 Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program established
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(a) There is established the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program for the purpose of identifying and recruiting qualified university and college students for medical or osteopathic school matriculation. The program shall consist of three (3) distinct phases through wh…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-11 Participants may apply to any accredited medical or osteopathic school; early admissions process for students applying to University of Mississippi School of Medicine
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(1) Students in the program may apply to any medical or osteopathic school that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). (2) Students in the program seeking admission to the University of Mississippi School …
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-13 Ongoing financial support for program participants who attend medical or osteopathic school; preference for ongoing support to University of Mississippi School of Medicine students; students obligated for one year of practice for every year of financial assistance received
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(1) Subject to the availability of funding, students in the program who successfully matriculate to medical or osteopathic school are eligible for ongoing financial support in accordance with policies and requirements of the commission and in accordance with the applicable laws a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-15 Ongoing financial support for students entering family medicine or other generalist residency programs

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Medical and osteopathic students in the program must enter family medicine or other generalist residency programs according to their choice of specialty. Depending upon the availability of funds, students who successfully enter residency programs which have been approved by the c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-17 Program participants required to enter practice of medicine in health professional shortage, rural or underserved area upon completion of residency for number of years corresponding to number of years assistance received up to maximum of five years; breach of contract; liability for repayment

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(1) Upon completion of residency, a participant in the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program must proceed to enter the practice of medicine in a rural or underserved area in Mississippi, as defined by the commission and consistent with generally acceptable designations…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-19 Initial practice entry support system for program participants

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The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, acting through the commission, shall make every effort to establish an initial practice entry support system for participants in the program.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-21 Limitation of program and commission governing and administrative authority

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This chapter may not be construed as granting the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program or its governing commission any governing or administrative authority over any program administered by any college, university, medical school or residency program in this state or …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-3 Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission; composition; advisory committee; vacancies; meetings; compensation; program funding

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(1) The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program shall be administered by a commission to be known as the “Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission.” The commission shall be directed by a board composed of the following members:(a) Two (2) generalist physicians…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-5 Powers and duties of commission

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(a) The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission shall have the following powers and duties:(a) Developing the administrative policy for the commission and the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program;(b) Promulgating rules and regulations, with the advice and …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-7 Identification and recruitment of undergraduate participants; designation of underserved or rural area; applicant qualifications; maximum number of new admissions per year; exception for certain fourth-year students desiring to practice psychiatry in rural Mississippi

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(1) The commission shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to recruit, identify and enroll undergraduate students who demonstrate necessary interest, commitment, aptitude and academic achievement to pursue careers as family physicians, psychiatrist, child psy…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-9 Participants to adhere to program policies and practices to remain in program; forgiveness or repayment of financial assistance under certain circumstances

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(1) Participants must adhere to the policies and practices as stipulated by the commission to continue in the program. (2) Students in the program may receive tuition or other financial support that may be provided by the commission. If a student in the program is admitted to and…