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1977 Congressional Hearing on Medical School Enrollment Requirements

Original title: Health manpower amendments of 1977: hearing the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, first session, on H.R. 9280 and H.R. 8519 bills to amend the Public Health Service Act to require increases in the enrollment of third-year medical students as a condition to medical schools' receiving capitation grants under such Act, September 29, 1977.

Record date · July 20, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of a 1977 Congressional hearing regarding proposed amendments to the . The legislation, H.R. 9280 and H.R. 8519, sought to make federal to medical schools conditional on increasing the enrollment of third-year medical students.

Why it matters

The proposed legislation would have changed the eligibility requirements for federal funding for medical schools, directly impacting how many students medical institutions could admit to their third-year programs.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Medical schools

These institutions would be required to increase third-year enrollment to remain eligible for federal capitation grants.

Directly affected

Medical students

The legislation would influence the number of available spots for students entering their third year of medical school.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on September 29, 1977, during the Ninety-fifth Congress.
The Subcommittee on Health and the Environment held the hearing to discuss H.R. 9280 and H.R. 8519.
The proposed legislation aimed to amend the Public Health Service Act.
The core provision of the bills was to require medical schools to increase third-year student enrollment as a condition for receiving federal capitation grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of the 1977 hearing?

The hearing was held to discuss proposed changes to federal law that would tie medical school funding to specific enrollment increases for third-year students.

What are capitation grants?

In this context, they are federal grants provided to medical schools based on the number of students enrolled.

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