Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 540 - Physician Manpower Training Commission
Chapter 10 - Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Loan and Scholarship Fund
Section 540:10-1-4 - Eligibility; amount; method of payment; renewal

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 540:10-1-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) An applicant may be eligible for the award of a scholarship upon demonstration that the applicant:

(1) Desires a scholarship to any accredited school of medicine or school of osteopathic medicine in the United States of America;

(2) Is a bona fide resident of Oklahoma;

(3) Has personal financial resources such that, in the absence of scholarship aid, will be unable to pursue the program of study desired;

(4) Is a person of good moral character;

(5) Has successfully completed the program of instruction pre-requisite for admission to the program of study provided for in Section 625.1 et seq. of this title and has applied for admission to a medical school;

(6) Has capacity to profit by the course of study for which the applicant seeks aid;

(7) Desires to practice medicine in a rural community in Oklahoma, and;

(8) Submits proof that the applicant has not accepted or will not accept any other scholarship assistance which has a conflicting service obligation requirement. [70:625.5(s)(1)-(8)]

(b) The amount of each scholarship grant shall not exceed $15,000.00 per academic year for students engaged in their first second, third or fourth year of study, or equivalent number of terms completed in an education program in a given period of months. [70:625.5(b)]

(c) The method of payment of funds to each recipient of a scholarship grant shall be in accordance with rules formulated by the Commission governing the grants for each type of scholarship.[70:625.5(c)]

(d) Each scholarship is renewable annually for the number of years required to complete the course of study in which the recipient is engaged. The Commission shall grant such annual renewal only upon the recipient's application and upon the Commission's finding that the recipient:

(1) Has completed successfully the work of the preceding year and presented evidence that the recipient is a student in good standing;

(2) Remains a resident of Oklahoma; and

(3) Is in a financial situation that warrants the award of a scholarship under the standards set forth in Section 625.1 et. seq. of this title. [70:625.5(d)]

(e) In addition to the above requirements, an applicant must attend a medical school in the continental United States accredited by either the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association or the Association of American Medical Colleges and Bureau of Professional Education through the American Osteopathic Association.

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1770, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1687, eff 5-10-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1105, eff 5-11-06

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