Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 164.0281.Duties of Office of Professional Education Preparation Programs

(1) Identify high school students and other individuals from designated underserved areas of the Commonwealth who have indicated an interest in, and demonstrated potential for pursuing professional careers;

(2) Provide special educational opportunities for such students to prepare themselves for admission to, and graduation from, professional schools;

(3) Provide extramural (off-campus) educational opportunities for professional students in rural and other designated underserved areas of the Commonwealth;

(4) Identify currently enrolled professional students, post-graduate trainees and residents who are deemed to have realistic potential for recruitment to practice in underserved areas of the Commonwealth;

(5) Provide for the intensive recruitment of such students and postgraduate trainees for practice in underserved areas;

(6) Provide technical assistance to communities in their professional manpower recruitment efforts.