There shall be established a Physician Recruitment and Retention Evaluation Committee that shall annually review applications and conduct applicant interviews for the purpose of selecting credentialed and eligible health care professionals to participate in the Program. The passing of such interviews and a careful evaluation of the government service award and application packets of the candidates shall be considered in the selection of the scholarship recipients. The Committee shall report to the Board and shall provide the Board its recommendations. The Board shall have final approval of the recommendations of the Committee and may prescribe additional qualifications for admission to the PRR program.

The Committee shall be composed of the following:

(a) the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social
Services;

(b) the Director of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness
Center;

(c) the Administrator of the Guam Memorial Hospital
Authority;

(d) a medical doctor selected by the Guam Memorial Hospital
Authority Board; and

(e) a member selected from the community-at-large by the
Committee.

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17 Guam Code Ann. EDUCATION
CH. 52 THE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION EDUCATION DEBT REPAYMENT PROGRAM

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013) which renamed the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, all references to DMHSA were altered to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center.