Arkansas § 6-81-720 - Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.

§ 6-81-720. Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.

There is established a Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator. The administrator shall: Be employed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Serve as liaison between loan recipients and rural communities by: Working with the communities to identify their unique needs, to develop profiles of their ideal candidates, and to prepare for recruitment visits; and Assisting medical students and residents to identify medically underserved and other rural communities that suit their personal and medical practice needs and to meet their contractual obligations; Collect and monitor program data, including demographic data of participants and communities, service completion rates, retention rates beyond service completion, satisfaction of obligated physicians and communities, and other information; Prepare annual program evaluations and present the evaluations to the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board; Assist with preparation and submission of program reports; Attend board meetings in a nonvoting capacity; and Perform other functions assigned by the board.