Texas § 51.822 JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.

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§ 51.822 — JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.

Texas § 51.822

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Bluebook

Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 51.822 (2026).

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Sec. 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM. The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:

(1)provide mentoring and academic services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education to complete a medical degree and meet state workforce needs;

(2)award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;

(3)guarantee and facilitate the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter;

(4)align statewide educational and workforce goals to increase medical jobs and stop workforce shortages; and

(5)promote the accessibili

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Sec. 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM. The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:
(1) provide mentoring and academic services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education to complete a medical degree and meet state workforce needs;
(2) award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;
(3) guarantee and facilitate the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter;
(4) align statewide educational and workforce goals to increase medical jobs and stop workforce shortages; and
(5) promote the accessibility and equality of medical education by addressing statewide barriers to entry and participation for economically disadvantaged communities.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 5154 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.