Utah Code § 26B-4-708: Duties of UMEC.

UMEC shall:

(1) seek private and public contributions for the program;

(2) determine the method for reimbursing institutions that sponsor health care professionals in training;

(3) determine the number and type of positions for health care professionals in training for which program money may be used;

(4) distribute program money for graduate medical education in a manner that:

(a) prepares postgraduate medical residents, as defined by the accreditation council on graduate medical education, for inpatient, outpatient, hospital, community, and geographically diverse settings;

(b) encourages the coordination of interdisciplinary clinical training among health care professionals in training;

(c) promotes stable funding for the clinical training of health care professionals in training; and

(d) only funds accredited clinical training programs; and

(5) advise on the implementation of the program.