Section 353.455 - Family medicine residency network(1) The Area Health Education Center program created in ORS 353.450 is encouraged to create a family medicine residency network that:(a) Facilitates an increase in the number of family medicine residency positions in this state in order to train more highly qualified family physicians who are likely to practice in this state.(b) Supports and assists hospital systems in this state to work collaboratively with existing family medicine residency programs to develop new family medicine residency programs throughout this state.(c) Helps family medicine residency programs in this state share resources through the creation of standardized curriculum, a common faculty development center, initiation of physician training in quality improvement, medical home development, chronic disease management, interprofessional team-based care and population care management, facilitation of primary care research projects through joint regulatory monitoring and other support and provision of grant writing resources for outside funding.(2) The Area Health Education Center program may accept gifts, grants or contributions from any public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this section.353.455 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 353 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.