12VAC5-530-10: Purpose

This chapter sets forth the criteria for eligibility, circumstances under which awards will be made, and the process for awarding Virginia medical scholarships to medical students; the general terms and conditions applicable to the obligation of each recipient of a medical scholarship to practice medicine in a medically underserved area of Virginia, as identified by the Board of Health by regulation, or to practice medicine in a designated state facility as defined in this chapter regulations; and penalties for a recipient's failure to fulfill the practice requirements of the Virginia Medical Scholarship Program.