S. 1754 · 115th Congress
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Susan Collins
- Introduced
- 2017-08-03
- Latest action
- 2017-08-03 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and expand funding through FY2020 for graduate medical education programs at teaching centers (which train medical residents in primary care specialties). The bill allows funds to be used for maintaining, expanding, and establishing graduate medical residency programs.