### Question
How does HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION define health professions schools?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 293a*, **health professions schools** is defined as:

> schools of medicine, nursing (as schools of nursing are defined in section 298b of this title), osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, or allied health, or schools offering graduate programs in clinical psychology

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 293a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER V-HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION > Part B-Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds**

