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[CITE: 38USC7471]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
              PART V--BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
 
          CHAPTER 74--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION--PERSONNEL
 
            SUBCHAPTER VI--REGIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION CENTERS
 
Sec. 7471. Designation of Regional Medical Education Centers

    (a) In carrying out the Secretary's functions under section 7302 of 
this title with regard to the training of health personnel, the 
Secretary shall implement a program under which the Secretary shall 
designate as Regional Medical Education Centers such Department 
hospitals as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the 
provisions of this subchapter.
    (b) Each Regional Medical Education Center (hereinafter in this 
subchapter referred to as ``Center'') designated under subsection (a) 
shall provide continuing medical and related education programs for 
personnel eligible for training under this subchapter. Such programs 
shall include the following:
        (1) The teaching of newly developed medical skills and the use 
    of newly developed medical technologies and equipment.
        (2) Advanced clinical instruction.
        (3) The opportunity for conducting clinical investigations.
        (4) Clinical demonstrations in the use of new types of health 
    personnel and in the better use of the skills of existing health 
    personnel.
        (5) Routine verification of basic medical skills and, where 
    determined necessary, remediation of any deficiency in such skills.

(Added Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 
237.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 4121 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part 
of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102-40.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7362 of this title.
