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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-110

§7618 Additional Program Requirements

Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 76 — HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER II — SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › § 7618

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Secretary to change the Scholarship Program so graduates are hired as soon as possible after finishing school and any needed certificates, and to help and track them so they get those certificates quickly. The Secretary must also make participants do clinical tours in places the Secretary picks while in training. When a participant begins their required service, the Secretary must assign them a mentor who works at the same facility.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7618

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(a)Program Modification.—
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)Clinical Tours.—
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)Mentors.—
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.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

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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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 7618

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110