SB 502 – Interdisciplinary Health Ed Teaching Pilot

Primary Senate Sponsors: Sen. Mike Woodard (D-Durham, Granville, Person)

Summary

This bill appropriates $1.1M in nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and $1M in nonrecurring funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year for the NC AHEC Program to fund a 2-year pilot program to establish interdisciplinary health education teaching hubs in at least 3 safety net health care clinics to teach health professional students from at least 3 different disciplines.

This bill also requires NC AHEC to study the availability and demand of community preceptors in NC and report its findings as specified no later than December 1, 2022.

Movement

Filed – 4/5/2021