W. Va. Code R. § 133-61-5

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

Section 133-61-5 - Selection of Recipients

5.1. Each medical school shall provide the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences with the name of a staff member to serve as the designated Choose West Virginia Practice Program representative. After the application deadline, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences shall compile and then send to each designated representative all complete applications received from his or her respective institution.

5.2. Working with the three medical schools, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences shall establish criteria for evaluating applications. Criteria may include the applicant's commitment to primary care or a shortage specialty, expressed interest in practicing in West Virginia, family or professional ties to West Virginia, and other factors determined important to evaluate applications.

5.3. Each medical school shall establish an application review committee that includes the designated representative, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences or designee, and at least one other representative.

5.4. Each application review committee will review the applications for its institution and make awards to two applicants each year.

5.4.a. In the event two qualified applicants do not exist, the institution must notify the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences. The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences will then notify the other institutions of the unspent funding. If the other institutions have more than two qualified applicants, the unused funding may be transferred to another institution for use.

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

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

W. Va. Code R. § 133-61-5