Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-9-.01 - General Definitions

(1) "Medical School" is a four year program leading to the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree which will prepare its graduates to enter and complete graduate medical education, to qualify for licensure, to provide competent medical care, and to have the educational background necessary for continued learning.

(2) "Accredited" means a medical school has met the national standards set forth by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).

(3) "Student" is an individual enrolled in a program of medical education leading to the M.D. or D.O. degree.

(4) "Georgia Resident" means to qualify as a resident of the State of Georgia for the purpose of participating in the Medical Student Capitation Program or other Board program where appropriate, an entering freshman student must show he/she has been a legal resident of Georgia for a period of at least twelve months immediately prior to certification of residency. In the event a student is identified as a potential participant after beginning a program of study, the student must demonstrate he/she was a legal resident of Georgia for a period of one year prior to entering the school. A Certification of Residency Form, as defined by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, must be completed. This Form shall be notarized and signed by a judge of the highest court of the county where a student maintains his/her legal residence. Completion of this Form shall constitute sufficient proof of Georgia Residency status.

(5) "Medically Underserved" are those geographic areas of the state in which the Board determines that there will be a shortage of physicians.

(6) "Primary Care and Core Specialty Disciplines" are family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, psychiatry and general surgery.

(7) "Primary Care and Core Specialty Graduates" is the sum of all graduates from the medical school initially enrolled in primary care or core specialty residency programs during the five-year period specified in the Agreement each year.

(8) "Primary Care and Core Specialty Residency Programs" are ACGME accredited graduate medical education programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine (Categorical), Obstetrics/Gynecology, General Surgery, Pediatrics (Categorical), Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, or an ACGME recognized graduate medical education program in Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, or Internal Medicine/Family Medicine.

(9) "Initially enrolled" is the first graduate medical education program the physician is enrolled in following the award of the Doctor of Medicine degree.

(10) "Total Graduates" is the sum of all graduates receiving the Doctor of Medicine Degree or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from the medical school during the five-year period specified in the Agreement each year. Graduates who did not enter a graduate medical education program after receiving their medical degree shall be subtracted from the total graduates.

(11) "Primary Care and Core Specialty Enrollment Rate" the quotient of primary care and core specialty graduates divided by the total graduates.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 195-9-.01

O.C.G.A. § 49-10.

Original Rule entitled "General Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 10, 2005; eff. Jan. 30, 2005. Amended: F. Feb. 29, 2012; eff. Mar. 20, 2012. Amended: F. Jan. 17, 2013; eff. Feb. 6, 2013. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Nov. 15, 2018; eff. Dec. 5, 2018. Repealed: New Rule of the same title adopted. F. Dec. 26, 2019; eff. Jan. 15, 2020. Amended: F. Dec. 5, 2024; eff. Dec. 25, 2024.