§ 148D.2 — Establishment

Iowa § 148D.2

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 148D: RESIDENT PHYSICIANS

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1. A statewide medical education system is established for the purpose of training
resident physicians in family practice. The dean of the college of medicine is responsible for
implementing the development and expansion of residency programs in cooperation with
the medical profession, hospitals, and clinics located throughout the state. The head of the
department of family practice in the college of medicine shall determine where affiliated
residency programs shall be established, giving consideration to communities in the state
where the population, hospital facilities, number of physicians and interest in medical
education indicate the potential success of the residency programs. The medical education
systems shall provide financial support for residents in training in accredited affiliated
residency programs and shall establish positions for a director, assistant director, and other
faculty in the programs.
2. To assure continued growth, development, and academic essentials in ongoing
programs, nonaffiliated residency programs which are accredited by a recognized national
accrediting organization, shall be funded under this chapter at a level commensurate with
the support of the affiliated residency programs having a comparable number of residents
in training or, if there are no affiliated residency programs having a comparable number of
residents in training, then a nonaffiliated program shall be funded in an amount determined
on a pro rata capitation basis for each resident in training, equivalent to the per capita
funding for each resident in training in an affiliated program having the nearest number of
residents in training. As used in this subsection, “support” means both cash grants and the
value of service directly provided to affiliated residency programs by the college of medicine.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, §148C.2; C81, §148D.2]