Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-1-117: Program for health care professional development for underserved and disadvantaged populations in Tennessee.

(a) There is established a program for health care professional development for underserved and disadvantaged populations in Tennessee at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine. The program shall develop resources for recruiting, training and deploying physicians for service in areas of Tennessee with disadvantaged and medically underserved populations.

(b) The program shall:

(1) Develop programs in undergraduate medical education with positions for qualified Tennessee residents, especially for residents from disadvantaged and medically underserved areas (MUAs);

(2) Expand specialty training in family medicine, preventive medicine, and enhance generalist physician training in the disciplines of internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology;

(3) Increase recruitment of students from disadvantaged communities and health resource shortage areas (HRSAs) of the state;

(4) Deploy physicians into disadvantaged communities in service to local health departments and counties demonstrating need; and

(5) Expand academic and student support services as required for enrolled Meharry students from disadvantaged communities and HRSAs of the state.