Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Evaluation
Criteria. The following criteria will be used to evaluate applicants:
(1) a personal statement indicating a
background and interest in rural veterinary practice;
(2) a personal statement regarding future
intent and goals in veterinary medical practice;
(3) experience in an active veterinary
medical practice in a rural county;
(4) experience as a licensed veterinarian in
Texas;
(5) relevant work or
volunteer experience related to rural veterinary medicine;
(6) involvement in professional or
educational activities relating to rural veterinary medicine;
(7) if the applicant is a student at the time
of application, whether they are in good academic standing;
(8) if the applicant is a graduate at the
time of application, whether they are licensed in good standing;
(9) letters of recommendation; and
(10) financial need.
(b) Evaluation of applications for each
application round.
(1) After the deadline for
applications, the presiding officer will select three committee members to
evaluate each application.
(2) The
evaluators will individually score eligible applications using the scoring
rubric published with the application.
(3) The average score of the evaluators will
be the applicant's final score.
(4)
Applicants will be ranked based on their final scores.
(c) Final selection for each application
round. The committee will select participants from the ranked applicants. The
number of participants selected and the loan repayment assistance or payment of
tuition and fees offered is contingent on available funding for each
application round. Available funds will be distributed on a priority basis
based on ranking.
(d) Following
final selection, the commission will:
(1)
notify the participants selected by the committee;
(2) provide information to the participants
on the conditions of loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees
and additional steps the participant must take to receive loan repayment
assistance or payment of tuition and fees; and
(3) inform the participant of any deadlines
to complete the additional steps.
(e) If a participant voluntarily withdraws
their application after final selection or fails to complete the requirements
to participate in the program by a specified deadline, the committee shall
consider the participant's application denied for the application round and
that participant will no longer be able to participate in the program during
the application round.
