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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used herein, the following definitions apply:
(a) Uniformed Services. As used herein, means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
(b) Military Personnel. For purposes of this Directive, “Military Personnel” shall include the following:
(1) Individuals currently on (or on orders for) active duty for a period of 90 days or more in any of the three Military Departments.
(2) Reserve component personnel enrolled in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.
(3) Persons enrolled in scholarship ROTC or advanced (junior-senior level) nonscholarship ROTC.
(4) Individuals in attendance at any of the three Military Department Service Academies.
(c) Federal-duty obligation. The obligation to serve on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
(d) The program. Means the Medical School program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
(e) Member of the program. An individual who is enrolled in the School of Medicine of USUHS.
(f) Accredited institution. A college, university, or institution located in the United States or Puerto Rico or Canada, and accredited by an accrediting agency or association that is recognized for such purpose by the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Included within this definition are those institutions which are in the process of seeking accreditation and currently have provisional or conditional accreditation, or candidacy status for accreditation, based solely on the newness of the institution.
(g) Medical college admission test. A nationally standardized examination, administered by the American Medical College Testing Program, which is designed to measure general and specific aptitude for medical studies.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 32. National Defense § 32.242.3 Definitions - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-32-national-defense/cfr-sect-32-242-3/
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