Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§151902 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1519 — NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION › § 151902
Summary
It must raise private funds, manage them, and give them out for medical education. It must also promote public understanding, better training and standards for all U.S. medical personnel, and protect academic freedom at medical schools.
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Title 36, §151902
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are to raise from private sources, administer, and disperse funds for medical education, and in carrying out those purposes, to take other appropriate action to promote—
(1)the interpretation of the needs of medical education to the American public;
(2)the encouragement of the growth, development, and advancement of constantly improving standards and methods in the education and training of all medical personnel in the United States; and
(3)the preservation of academic freedom in the institutions of medical education.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15190236:603.Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036, § 3, 68 Stat. 892. The words “in carrying out those purposes” are substituted for “in connection therewith” for clarity. In clause (2), the word “personnel” is substituted for “manpower” to use a word that is gender-neutral.
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36 U.S.C. § 151902
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102