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House Bill 2908 |
House Author: Branch et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 2908 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to include in its five-year master plan an assessment of the adequacy of opportunities for graduates of medical schools in this state to enter graduate medical education in this state. The bill requires the assessment to compare the number of first-year graduate medical education positions or residencies available annually relative to the number of medical school graduates; include a statistical analysis of recent trends and projections; develop methods and strategies for achieving a specified ratio of residency positions to the number of medical school graduates in Texas; evaluate current and projected physician workforce needs of this state in the development of additional residency positions; and examine whether this state should ensure that a residency position is created in Texas for each new medical student position established by a medical and dental unit.