Series 268: State Medical Education Board Minutes. 1946-1966. Institutions of Higher Learning. Board of Trustees (RG 39).

The State Medical Education Board was established in 1946 (Laws of Mississippi, 1946, ch. 436) and consisted of five members: the Dean of the Medical School, University of Mississippi; the executive officer of the State Board of Health; the President of the Mississippi State Medical Association; and two gubernatorial appointees. The board was to “receive and pass upon, allow or disallow all application for loans or scholarships made by students who are bona fide citizens and residents of the state of Mississippi and who desire to become physicians and who are acceptable for enrollment in a qualified four year medical school.” The board continued to perform this function until it was dissolved in 1966 (House Bill 12, regular session) and its functions transferred to the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning.