(a) There is established a Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator.(b) The administrator shall: (1) Be employed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;(2) Serve as liaison between loan recipients and rural communities by: (A) Working with the communities to identify their unique needs, to develop profiles of their ideal candidates, and to prepare for recruitment visits; and(B) Assisting medical students and residents to identify medically underserved and other rural communities that suit their personal and medical practice needs and to meet their contractual obligations;(3) Collect and monitor program data, including demographic data of participants and communities, service completion rates, retention rates beyond service completion, satisfaction of obligated physicians and communities, and other information;(4) Prepare annual program evaluations and present the evaluations to the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board;(5) Assist with preparation and submission of program reports;(6) Attend board meetings in a nonvoting capacity; and(7) Perform other functions assigned by the board.Acts 2007, No. 1058, § 9.