Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 577 - PSYCHIATRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM CODE
Subpart C - PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Section 577.220 - Criteria for Selecting Scholarship Recipients
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 577.220
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The Department shall allocate scholarship monies to schools of medicine or schools or osteopathy for scholarship awards. Schools of medicine and schools of osteopathy shall use the following criteria in the selection of scholarship recipients. Preference shall be given to those scholarship applicants who, in written narratives and personal interviews, can best demonstrate the following:
1) Interest
in pursuing psychiatric medicine;
2) Previous experience with medically
underserved populations;
3)
Previous experience in the health care delivery system, with preference given
to those whose experience has involved psychiatry;
4) Academic capabilities as reported by the
applicant's school of medicine or school of osteopathy, including certified
transcripts from the school;
5)
Financial need as reported by standard financial analysis documentation
supplied by the applicant's school of medicine or school of osteopathy on the
student's behalf;
6) Greater number
of years of medical school remaining;
7) Stated willingness to provide psychiatric
care to citizens residing in designated shortage areas of Illinois;
8) Greatest number of years of residence in
Illinois; and
9) United States
citizens, or those granted permanent residence by the United States Department
of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Service.
b) Of all applicants, priority is given to those individuals who have previously received a Psychiatric Medical Student Scholarship, providing that the recipient:
1) Requests, in a format determined by the
Department, a continuation of scholarship funds;
2) Would not be repeating the same year of
school for the second consecutive year because of poor academic performance;
and
3) Has not voluntarily
withdrawn from school.
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