§295d Health Administration Traineeships and Special Projects

Summary

The Secretary may give grants to state or local governments that run preventive medical or dental residency programs, or to public or nonprofit schools (including graduate social work and business schools with health management) that offer certain health administration programs. The grants pay for student traineeships and help accredited programs in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning improve or expand training that leads to jobs in public or nonprofit organizations. Those programs must be accredited by a body approved by the Secretary of Education and meet other quality rules set by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary must favor applicants that meet these goals: at least 25 percent of their graduates work full time in medically underserved communities, they recruit students from those communities, they train with local public or nonprofit health providers, and they stress jobs in public or nonprofit settings. Grant money can cover tuition, fees, and stipends or allowances (like travel, living, and dependency costs) as needed. Applicants must promise to give traineeships first to students who plan to work for public or nonprofit health employers.