Guess where our taxpayer dollars are going to go to train future healthcare workers?
I think we should enhance the healthcare workforce with the most qualified people.
SEC. 2232. ENHANCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.
Section 765 (42 U.S.C. 295) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 765. ENHANCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.
`(a) Program- The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a public health workforce training and enhancement program consisting of awarding grants and contracts under subsection (b).
`(b) Grants and Contracts- The Secretary shall award grants and contracts to eligible entities--
`(1) to plan, develop, operate, or participate in, an accredited professional training program in the field of public health (including such a program in nursing; health administration, management, or policy; preventive medicine; laboratory science; veterinary medicine; or dental medicine) for members of the public health workforce including mid-career professionals;
`(2) to provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to students who are participants in any such program and who plan to specialize or work in the field of public health;
`(3) to plan, develop, operate, or participate in a program for the training of public health professionals who plan to teach in any program described in paragraph (1); and
`(4) to provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to public health professionals who are participants in any program described in paragraph (1) and who plan to teach in the field of public health, including nursing; health administration, management, or policy; preventive medicine; laboratory science; veterinary medicine; or dental medicine.
`(c) Eligibility- To be eligible for a grant or contract under subsection (a), an entity shall be--
`(1) an accredited health professions school, including an accredited graduate school or program of public health; nursing; health administration, management, or policy; preventive medicine; laboratory science; veterinary medicine; or dental medicine;
`(2) a State, local, or tribal health department;
`(3) a public or private nonprofit entity; or
`(4) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3).
`(d) Preference- In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following:
`(1) Training the greatest percentage, or significantly improving the percentage, of public health professionals who serve in underserved communities.
`(2) Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds.
`(3) Training individuals in public health specialties experiencing a significant shortage of public health professionals (as determined by the Secretary).
`(4) Training the greatest percentage, or significantly improving the percentage, of public health professionals serving in the Federal Government or a State, local, or tribal government.
`(e) Report- The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program carried out under this section.'.
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