Service Obligation

(a)The participant agrees to actively engage in full-time professional practice in Guam in the qualifying health specialty in which he or she was educated for not less than five

(5)years as the Committee requires. The taking of a medical residency program in Guam shall be credited toward the practice requirements at the rate of one-third (1/3) year of full-time practice for each year of service in a medical residency program in Guam.

(b)Participants who participate in an accelerated track are required to serve the equivalent of the non-accelerated track of the similar program.

(c)Prior to disbursing any funds to the participant’s accepted school, the Scholarship Office shall enter into a contract with the participant outlining the service obligation. Such contract shall include a repayment plan should the participant default on their obligation. The repayment plan may include a deferment of up to six

(6)months after the participant’s graduation or residency, whichever is later. COL5/16/2022 CH. 54 BIRÅDA ACT