News from NLN: Title VII Health Professions Programs

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Title VII Health Professions Programs

  • The Health Professions Programs under Title VII should be restored to a funding level of $330 million in FY 2010.
  • Title VII programs — $193.96 million in FY 2008 — are a cost-effective source of federal funding for the education of health care providers who are more likely to return to medically underserved areas where shortages occur.
  • A report recently released by the Institute of Medicine characterized the health professions programs as an "undervalued asset" and recommended that Congress "invest in programs with proven effectiveness."
  • According to a National Conference of State Legislatures survey, federal funding of Title VII programs influences the allocation of funds from the states and other sources to these programs, which are viewed as fundamental to the states' work-force goals.
  • According to HRSA's 2007 annual performance measures, the Title VII programs exceeded expectations — by as much as 17 percent — in three key areas: the percentage of graduates and program completers that are underrepresented minorities and/or from disadvantaged back-grounds; the proportion of participants training in medically underserved communities; and the percentage of health professionals entering practice in underserved areas.

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