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H.R. 5501

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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · June 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
114th (2015–2017)
Introduced
June 16, 2016
Cosponsors (9)
6D 3R
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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.

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