Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-29Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-03-29Introduced in House
- 2021-03-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-29 (00)
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
This bill assists qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant.
Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for (1) Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation.
The bill also requires the Department of Education to
- provide historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions with grants to fund physician assistant studies at the masters level,
- prioritize the awarding of grants for physician assistant education programs at the postbaccalaureate level that will benefit Hispanic and low-income students, and
- allow certain grants to be used to support student matriculation and establish physician assistant education programs at rural-serving institutions of higher education.
Cosponsors (7)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Marie Newman (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Minority education
- Rural conditions and development
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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