[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18266]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
RIN 0905-ZA89


Final Review Criteria for Grants for the Minority Faculty 
Fellowship Program for Fiscal Year 1995

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
the final review criteria for Grants for the Minority Faculty 
Fellowship Program (MFFP) under the authority of section 738(b), title 
VII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Health 
Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-408, 
dated October 13, 1992.

Purpose

    The purpose of the MFFP is to increase the number of 
underrepresented minority faculty members in health professions 
schools, i.e., schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 
veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, public 
health, health administration, clinical psychology, and other public or 
private nonprofit health or educational entities.
    Specifically, these grant awards are intended to allow institutions 
an opportunity to provide a fellowship to individuals who have the 
potential for teaching, administering programs, or conducting research 
as faculty members. Institutions must demonstrate a commitment and 
ability to identify, recruit, and select underrepresented minorities in 
health professions. The institutions' training programs provide the 
fellows with the techniques and skills needed to secure an academic 
career including competence in: Pedagogical skills, research 
methodology, development of research grant proposals, writing and 
publication skills, and the ability to work with minority populations 
and provide health services to medically underserved communities. In 
addition, the fellows must work under the direct supervision of a 
senior level faculty member engaged in the disciplines mentioned above, 
and upon successful completion of the program would be assured a 
teaching position at the institution.

Final Review Criteria

    The program announcement published in the Federal Register at 60 FR 
28619 on June 1, 1995, proposed four review criteria for this program. 
No comments were received within the 30 day comment period. Therefore, 
the following review criteria remain as proposed.
    1. The extent to which the institution demonstrates that it has the 
commitment and ability to identify, recruit, and select 
underrepresented minority faculty, and its ability to provide health 
services to rural or medically underserved populations;
    2. The extent to which the institution's training program will 
provide the fellow with the preparation, training and skills needed to 
secure an academic career. Training may include: pedagogical skills, 
program administration, grant writing and publication skills, research 
methodology and development of research grant proposals, and community 
service abilities;
    3. The degree to which the institution's senior faculty are 
involved in the training and preparation of fellows pursuing an 
academic career, and the potential of the institution to continue the 
program without Federal support beyond the approved project period; and
    4. The extent to which the institution meets the eligibility 
requirements set forth in section 738(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act.
    In determining awards, the Secretary will also take into 
consideration equitable distribution among health disciplines and 
geographic areas.

Additional Information

    If additional programmatic information is needed, please contact: 
Mr. Lafayette Gilchrist, Analysis and Evaluation Branch, Division of 
Disadvantaged Assistance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 8A-09, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone: (301) 443-3680 
FAX: (301) 443-5242.
    This program, Grants for the Minority Faculty Fellowship Program, 
is listed at 93.923 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. It 
is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented through 45 
CFR part 100). This program is not subject to the Public Health System 
Reporting Requirements.

    Dated: July 19, 1995.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-18266 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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