Tex. Education Code § 51.822
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.822, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.
Official statutory text
The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:
(1) provide mentoring and academic services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education to complete a medical degree and meet state workforce needs;
(2) award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;
(3) guarantee and facilitate the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter;
(4) align statewide educational and workforce goals to increase medical jobs and stop workforce shortages; and
(5) promote the accessibility and equality of medical education by addressing statewide barriers to entry and participation for economically disadvantaged communities.
(1) provide mentoring and academic services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education to complete a medical degree and meet state workforce needs;
(2) award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;
(3) guarantee and facilitate the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter;
(4) align statewide educational and workforce goals to increase medical jobs and stop workforce shortages; and
(5) promote the accessibility and equality of medical education by addressing statewide barriers to entry and participation for economically disadvantaged communities.
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