HSC §128025: For the purpose of this article, “innovative programs of education in the health professions” means programs for the development of physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses,

For the purpose of this article, “innovative programs of education in the health professions” means programs for the development of physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, optometrists, and occupations in the allied health professions, that emphasize all of the following: (a) The practice in the community on the part of graduates of the program. (b) The utilization of existing teaching resources and clinical care facilities within the community where the program is located. (c) The development of curricular mechanisms that allow for movement from one occupational category to the next, up to and including the doctor of medicine level. (d) The training of persons possessing previously acquired health care skills, for positions of greater responsibility, with an emphasis upon corpsmen honorably discharged from the military. (e) The training of persons with little or no formal education but with a willingness and aptitude to acquire health care skills. (f) The development of coordination with community health care facilities to insure quality education and satisfactory employment opportunities for graduates of the program.