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H.R. 6187 · 114th Congress

VET MD Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

MKD KapturSponsor
9 cosponsors · 7 D, 2 R
SBD Bishop WJR Jones JMD McDermott TMR Murphy CRD Ruppersberger TRD Ryan MTD Takano MVD Veasey BOD O’Rourke

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 27, 2016

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at at least five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience.

The VA shall ensure that such program:

  • increases the awareness, knowledge, and empathy of future medical professionals toward the medical conditions common to veterans;
  • increases the diversity of the recruitment pool of future VA physicians;
  • provides a diverse clinical observation experience commensurate with the standard expectations for medical school applications; and
  • expands clinical observation opportunities for all students by encouraging students of all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine.

The VA shall select undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited science or medical program of study to participate in the program, with priority to students who resided in a health professional shortage area and who are the first in their immediate family to attend an undergraduate institution.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: VET MD Act

Also known as: Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act

Latest action (Oct 6, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 27, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.