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2696
LAWS OF MARYLAND
[Ch. 555
HEALTH SERVICE for a period of not less than three [(3)]
years. THE BOND SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN
THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ANY SCHOLARSHIP RECEIVED, WITH
SUCH SECURITY AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE
SCHOLARSHIP BOARD.
(e) The scholarships shall be held for [4] FOUR
years, or as long as the holder thereof is satisfactorily
progressing toward the M.D. degree. Each scholarship
shall be in the amount of [fifteen hundred dollars
($1500)] [[$3,000]] $1,500 per year [for such period,]
for tuition, fees and other costs for the student, and
shall be paid by the State Scholarship Board directly to
the School of Medicine.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 61A be and it is hereby added to Article 77A —
Higher Education, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) to read as
follows:
Article 77A — Higher Education
61A.
(A) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:
(1) PHYSICIANS ENGAGED IN FAMILY PRACTICE
ARE IS VERY SHORT SUPPLY IN MARYLAND. THE CURRENT
EMPHASIS PLACED ON SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
HAS RESULTED IN A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS TRAINED TO
PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO FAMILIES.
(2) THE NEED FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED FAMILY
PHYSICIANS TO TREAT THE LARGEST CATEGORY OF OUR HEALTH
PROBLEMS HAS BECOME SO CRITICAL THAT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED FAMILY PRACTICE AS A NEW SPECIALTY
IN 1969. THIS SPECIALTY REQUIRES THREE YEARS OF
RESIDENCY TRAINING PRIOR TO TAKING A BOARD CERTIFYING
EXAMINATION.
(3) THE SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF FAMILY
PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN MARYLAND CAN BE IMPROVED BY
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS
TRAINING IN ACCREDITED FAMILY PRACTICE PROGRAMS IN
MARYLAND.
(4) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO PROVIDE FOR A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF RESIDENTS RECEIVING TRAINING IN THE SPECIALTY OF
FAMILY PRACTICE AND TO MAXIMIZE THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY
CARE FAMILY PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF
MARYLAND.
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