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

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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