John Curtis (R-UT)
Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2026 or the Community TEAMS Act of 2026. It amends the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based training opportunities for medical students. These grants focus specifically on rural areas and medically underserved communities. Eligible entities for these grants include a consortium of medical schools and rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, or health care facilities in medically underserved communities. The grants last from 1 to 5 years and are authorized for the years 2026 through 2030.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill aims to increase healthcare access and physician presence in rural areas.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill expands healthcare access by funding community-based clinical rotations in rural and underserved areas.
- Scored +4
Would students be better off under this?
The bill provides medical students with community-based training and clinical rotation opportunities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a): This section allows the Director to award grants to expand community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved areas, including clinical rotations and outpatient settings. This could benefit people by helping facilitate long-term, sustainable physician practice in high-need communities.
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Section 2(a): Under the application requirements, entities must describe how the populations in the rural area or medically underserved community will experience increased access to quality health care services. This could benefit individuals by improving their access to health care across the continuum of care.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any explicit mentions of potential negative consequences, burdens, or negative impacts for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill aims to increase healthcare access and physician presence in rural areas. Would students be better off under this? — The bill provides medical students with community-based training and clinical rotation opportunities. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill may benefit low-income households by increasing healthcare access in underserved communities.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill expands healthcare access by funding community-based clinical rotations in rural and underserved areas.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill supports rural development by funding medical training in rural areas.
- 9/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire