Ch. 246

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(i) Tuition and mandatory fees;

(ii) Room and board; and

(iii) Books.

(d) Each recipient of a scholarship under this section
shall give a bond to the county, with security satisfactory to
it, that after graduation he will practice his profession in the
county for at least:

(1)  5 years if the scholarship is for medicine or
dentistry; or

(2)  3 years if the scholarship is for nursing.
18-802.

(a)  In this section, "School of Medicine" means the School
of Medicine of the University of Maryland SYSTEM.

(b)  There is a program of medical scholarships to the
School of Medicine, for study leading to the degree of doctor of
medicine.

(c)  Each recipient of a medical scholarship awarded under
this section shall:

(1)  Have been a resident of this State for at least 5
years before the award;

(2)  Have been approved for admission to the School of
Medicine;

(3)  Have financial needs and resources that meet the
requirements of the State Scholarship [Board] ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION to assure that he has a definite
financial need; and

(4)  Furnish a surety bond to the State conditioned
that:

(i) Following graduation from medical school,
the recipient will enter a family practice residency program; and

(ii) Immediately following completion of the
residency program, the recipient will for at least 3 years engage
in the family practice of medicine in an area determined by the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, to have an acute
need for physicians in family practice.

(d)  (1) Each year 2 medical scholarships shall be awarded.

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