---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 U.S.C. § 7471"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
number: "7471"
heading: "Designation of Regional Medical Education Centers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/7471"
units:
  - "Part V — Boards, Administrations, and Services"
  - "Chapter 74 — Veterans Health Administration—personnel"
  - "Subchapter VI — Regional Medical Education Centers"
---

# §7471. Designation of Regional Medical Education Centers

- (a) In carrying out the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1)’s functions under [section 7302 of this title](/usc/38/7302.md) with regard to the training of health personnel, the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) shall implement a program under which the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) shall designate as Regional Medical Education Centers such [Department](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) hospitals as the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) determines appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
- (b) Each Regional Medical Education Center (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as “Center”) designated under [subsection (a)](#a) shall provide continuing medical and related education programs for personnel eligible for training under this subchapter. Such programs shall include the following:
  - (1) The teaching of newly developed medical skills and the use of newly developed medical technologies and equipment.
  - (2) Advanced clinical instruction.
  - (3) The opportunity for conducting clinical investigations.
  - (4) Clinical demonstrations in the use of new types of health personnel and in the better use of the skills of existing health personnel.
  - (5) Routine verification of basic medical skills and, where determined necessary, remediation of any deficiency in such skills.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 237.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 4121 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40.