W. Va. Code R. § 133-41-5

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 133-41-5 - Selection of Recipients

5.1. Recipients will be selected from a pool of all applicants.

5.2. Awards shall be determined by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences with the advice of an advisory panel.

5.2.a. The advisory panel may be made up of the Division of Health Sciences Advisory Committee and such other members as may be added by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences from time to time.

5.3. In order to be selected to receive a Health Sciences Service Program award, an applicant must agree to practice primary care full-time for at least two (2) years or half-time for at least four (4) years in an underserved area. For advanced practice nursing only, applicants may agree to practice primary care or teach full-time for at least two (2) years or half-time for at least four (4) years at a school of nursing. A medical student applicant who intends to enter an emergency medicine residency only must agree to practice emergency medicine instead of primary care full-time for at least two (2) years or half-time for at least four (4) years in an underserved area.

5.4. Applications will be processed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status.

5.5. In making awards, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences may consider such factors as the applicant's expressed commitment to primary care or teaching, his or her work or community service experiences in underserved areas of the State and the applicant's ties in West Virginia. For a medical student applicant only, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences also may consider the applicant's expressed commitment to emergency medicine.

5.6. The number of awards shall be determined by the availability of funds.

5.7. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as granting or guaranteeing any applicant any right to such an award.

5.8. Awarding preference will be given to West Virginia residents in accordance with the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission's (Commission) policy regarding "Residency Classification of Students for Admission and Fee Purposes."

W. Va. Code R. § 133-41-5