[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 65351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30816]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of January 
1996.

    Name: Council on Graduate Medical Education
    Date and Time: January 9, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., January 10, 
1996, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Place: Governor's House Hotel, 17th Street at Rhode Island 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

    The meeting is open to the public.

    Purpose: Provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
and to the Committees on Labor and Human Resources, and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, with respect to (A) the 
supply and distribution of physicians in the United States; (B) 
current and future shortages of physicians in medical and surgical 
specialties and subspecialties; (C) issues relating to international 
medical graduates; (D) appropriate Federal policies regarding (A), 
(B), and (C) above; (E) appropriate efforts to be carried out by 
medical and osteopathic schools, public and private hospitals and 
accrediting bodies regarding matters in (A), (B), and (C) above; (F) 
deficiencies in the needs for improvements in, existing data bases 
concerning supply and distribution of, and training programs for 
physicians in the United States.
    Agenda: The Agenda will include a panel to discuss International 
Medical Graduates, entry and participation in the U.S. physician 
workforce. A panel to discuss Legislation and GME Reform, House Ways 
and Means Committee. Report on transition funding issues; Report and 
updates on the work groups, Minorities in Medicine; Geographic 
Distribution/Medical Education Consortia; Physician Competencies in 
a Managed Care World; and IMG Entry and Participation in the 
Physician Workforce.

    Anyone requiring information regarding the meeting should contact 
F. Lawrence Clare, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Executive Secretary, Telephone 
301-443-6326, Council on Graduate Medical Education, Division of 
Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions, Room 9A-27, Parklawn Building, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: December 12, 1996.
Jackie E. Baum,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-30816 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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