The Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education shall:
1. Evaluate applications for competitive grants for the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to NRS 232.49961 and make recommendations to the Division concerning the approval of applications for such grants. In evaluating and making recommendations concerning such applications, the Council shall give priority to the award of grants in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 232.49961.
2. Study and make recommendations to the Division, the Governor and the Legislature concerning:
(a) The creation and retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships that are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor organization; and
(b) The recruitment and retention of physicians necessary to meet the health care needs of the residents of this State, with the emphasis on those health care needs.