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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 379: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, and certain medical residency and fellowship position applicants

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics (UIHC) to offer an interview for an available medical residency position to any applicant who has a residency specialty in obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, general surgery, neurology, or primary care, or an available cardiology fellowship position to any applicant who has a fellowship specialty in cardiology, and who is also a resident of Iowa, attended and earned an undergraduate degree from an Iowa college or university, or attended and earned a medical degree from a medical school in Iowa. The UIHC shall annually submit a report to the governor and the general assembly by January containing information regarding the interviews as detailed in the bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R), Rep. Ann Meyer (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Health and Human Services committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF379