(a) There is established an Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program Administrator.
(b) The administrator shall:
(1) Be employed by the Division of Higher Education;
(2) Serve as liaison between osteopathic rural medical practice student 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 Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 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.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs
Subchapter 18 - Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program
§ 6-81-1803. Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board
§ 6-81-1804. Loan applications — Medical students and medical school graduates
§ 6-81-1805. Medical students — Investigation after application
§ 6-81-1806. Medical students — Purpose of loan
§ 6-81-1807. Medical students — Eligibility for initial and renewal loans
§ 6-81-1808. Maximum amount of loans
§ 6-81-1809. Loan contracts — Osteopathic rural medical practice loans — Obligations and conditions
§ 6-81-1812. Dispute resolution — Determination of breach
§ 6-81-1813. Medical school graduates — Community match contract — Eligibility
§ 6-81-1814. Medical school graduates — Community match contract — Obligations and conditions
§ 6-81-1815. Medical school alternates — Rural medical practice loans
§ 6-81-1816. Tracking loan contract compliance
§ 6-81-1817. Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program Administrator