Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students
Section IV-2305 - Application Process and Selection Criteria

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IV-2305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine shall seek applications from medical students desiring to apply for a loan under this program and shall determine and report to the board, no later than the date specified by the board:

1. the academic standing of those applicants who meet the prerequisites of §2303. A.4 In determining the academic standing of applicants, the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine shall employ an evaluation system which is equitable to all applicants regardless of the medical school they attend; and

2. those applicants who have demonstrated an interest in primary care medicine through involvement in student activities which are supportive of the future practice of medicine as a primary care physician and which have been identified by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or the Tulane University School of Medicine and approved by the administrator as meriting the award of extra points in the ranking of applicants.

B. From the lists of applicants submitted by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the Tulane University School of Medicine, the board shall rank the applicants in order of merit and select no more than 10 individuals to receive the award in any one year to attend one of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical schools and no more than 5 individuals to receive the award in any one year to attend the Tulane University School of Medicine [hereinafter "recipient(s)"]. The applicant's order of merit shall be determined by the academic standing of the applicant as reported by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or the Tulane University School of Medicine and the extra points earned through student activities related to the practice of primary care medicine. The award shall be in the form of a loan to the recipient as described in these rules.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3041.10-3041.26.

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