§ 6-81-718 - Medical school alternates -- Rural medical practice loans. - Arkansas Statutes

6-81-718. Medical school alternates -- Rural medical practice loans.

(a) (1) If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences demonstrates a willingness to enter into a rural medical practice loan contract and meets the requirements of 6-81-706, the applicant shall be moved to the top of the waiting list upon entering into a rural medical practice loan contract.

(2) The priority on the waiting list for those alternates who enter into a rural medical practice loan contract shall be determined by the date and time such alternate enters into the rural medical practice loan contract.

(b) The college shall meet the requirements set forth at 6-64-406 for allocation of enrollment positions for medical students among congressional districts before accepting for admission an alternate who has entered into a rural medical practice loan contract with the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board.