§ 6-81-720 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator. - Arkansas Statutes

6-81-720. Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.

(a) There is established a Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.

(b) The administrator shall:

(1) Be employed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;

(2) Serve as liaison between loan recipients and rural communities by:

(A) Working with the communities to identify their unique needs, to develop profiles of their ideal candidates, and to prepare for recruitment visits; and

(B) Assisting medical students and residents to identify medically underserved and other rural communities that suit their personal and medical practice needs and to meet their contractual obligations;

(3) Collect and monitor program data, including demographic data of participants and communities, service completion rates, retention rates beyond service completion, satisfaction of obligated physicians and communities, and other information;

(4) Prepare annual program evaluations and present the evaluations to the board;

(5) Assist with preparation and submission of program reports;

(6) Attend board meetings in a nonvoting capacity; and

(7) Perform other functions assigned by the board.