1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 . 2. Education program to support primary health care for medically underserved communities Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 293 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 742. Education program to support primary health care for medically underserved communities (a) Establishment The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a grant program to award grants to accredited public institutions of higher education to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) for the purposes of— (1) expanding and supporting education for medical students who are preparing to become physicians; and (2) preparing and encouraging each such student trained by a grantee to serve in a Tribal, rural, or medically underserved community as a primary care physician after completing residency training. (b) Eligibility In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an accredited public institution of higher education shall— (1) be located in a State that is in the top quintile of States by a projected shortage of primary care physicians, as determined by the Secretary; and (2) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, that includes— (A) a certification that such institution will use amounts provided to the institution through the grant to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)