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Such scholarships shall be awarded to students in good standing at the Quillen School of Medicine of East Tennessee State University, with preference being given to bona fide residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502 and specifically for bona fide residents of Southwest Virginia. The Board of Health shall request the governing board of East Tennessee State University to submit to the Commissioner the names of those eligible applicants who are most qualified as determined by the regulations of the Board for these medical scholarships. The Commissioner shall award the scholarships to applicants whose names are submitted by the governing board.B\n\nThe provisions of § 32.1-122.6 and all regulations of the Board promulgated pursuant to § 32.1-122.6 shall apply to the award of the scholarships established herein and to the applicants for and recipients of such scholarships. In addition to the regulations established pursuant to § 32.1-122.6, the Board shall define Southwest Virginia by designating Planning Districts one, two, and three as those jurisdictions in which eligible students shall be required to serve.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262976,"text":"With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Health shall establish, in addition to the scholarships established pursuant to § 32.1-122.6, annual medical scholarships for students who (i) intend to enter one of the designated specialties of family practice medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics\/gynecology and (ii) commit to practicing in a medically underserved area of Southwest Virginia. Such scholarships shall be awarded to students in good standing at the Quillen School of Medicine of East Tennessee State University, with preference being given to bona fide residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502 and specifically for bona fide residents of Southwest Virginia. The Board of Health shall request the governing board of East Tennessee State University to submit to the Commissioner the names of those eligible applicants who are most qualified as determined by the regulations of the Board for these medical scholarships. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 358 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1994, chapter 281<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84399,"section_number":"23.1-502","catch_line":"Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; domicile; domiciliary intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-502\/"},{"id":80212,"section_number":"32.1-122.6","catch_line":"Conditional grants for certain medical students","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202761,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73032,"identifier":"32.1-122.5:1","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.5_1","url":"\/32.1-122.5_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.5_1\/","token":"32.1\/4\/6\/32.1-122.5_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditional grants for certain medical students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.5:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board<\/span> of Health shall establish, in addition to the scholarships established pursuant to § 32.1-122.6<\/a>, annual medical scholarships for students who (i) intend to enter one of the designated specialties of family practice medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics\/gynecology and (ii) commit to practicing in a medically underserved area of Southwest Virginia. Such scholarships shall be awarded to students in good standing at the Quillen School of Medicine of East Tennessee State University, with preference being given to bona fide residents of Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502<\/a> and specifically for bona fide residents of Southwest Virginia. The Board<\/span> of Health shall request the governing board<\/span> of East Tennessee State University to submit to the Commissioner<\/span> the names of those eligible applicants who are most qualified as determined by the regulations of the Board<\/span> for these medical scholarships. The Commissioner<\/span> shall award the scholarships to applicants whose names are submitted by the governing board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of § 32.1-122.6<\/a> and all regulations of the Board<\/span> promulgated pursuant to § 32.1-122.6<\/a> shall apply to the award of the scholarships established herein and to the applicants for and recipients of such scholarships. In addition to the regulations established pursuant to § 32.1-122.6<\/a>, the Board<\/span> shall define Southwest Virginia by designating Planning Districts one, two, and three as those jurisdictions<\/span> in which eligible students shall be required to serve. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONAL GRANTS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL STUDENTS (\u00a7 32.1-122.5:1)\n\nA. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board of Health\nshall establish, in addition to the scholarships established pursuant to §\n32.1-122.6, annual medical scholarships for students who (i) intend to enter one\nof the designated specialties of family practice medicine, general internal\nmedicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics\/gynecology and (ii) commit to practicing in\na medically underserved area of Southwest Virginia. Such scholarships shall be\nawarded to students in good standing at the Quillen School of Medicine of East\nTennessee State University, with preference being given to bona fide residents\nof Virginia, as determined by § 23.1-502 and specifically for bona fide\nresidents of Southwest Virginia. The Board of Health shall request the governing\nboard of East Tennessee State University to submit to the Commissioner the names\nof those eligible applicants who are most qualified as determined by the\nregulations of the Board for these medical scholarships. The Commissioner shall\naward the scholarships to applicants whose names are submitted by the governing\nboard.\n\nB. The provisions of § 32.1-122.6 and all regulations of the Board\npromulgated pursuant to § 32.1-122.6 shall apply to the award of the\nscholarships established herein and to the applicants for and recipients of such\nscholarships. In addition to the regulations established pursuant to §\n32.1-122.6, the Board shall define Southwest Virginia by designating Planning\nDistricts one, two, and three as those jurisdictions in which eligible students\nshall be required to serve.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 358; 1994, c. 281.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}