African American Resident Physician Scholarship Program; establish.

HB 457 creates a scholarship program for African American medical residents in Mississippi, administered by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It requires recipients to practice medicine in underserved areas (such as health professional shortage zones or rural communities) for five years after residency. If they fail to fulfill this service obligation, they must repay all scholarship funds, including support received during undergraduate and medical school. The program aims to increase the number of African American physicians serving in communities with limited healthcare access.