[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58398-58399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29111]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources And Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Surveys to Assess the Outcomes of Curricular 
Changes at Eight Medical Schools--NEW

    In July, 1998, eight medical schools were awarded federal funding 
under the Undergraduate Medical Education Program for the Twenty-first 
Century (UME-21) initiative to develop and implement curricular change 
during the clinical years. This project aims to bring about change in 
the clinical phase of medical education so that medical students are 
better prepared for residency training and practice. The selected 
schools must institute specific changes in their clinical education 
programs, including the addition of content related to clinical 
practice in a managed care environment and the introduction of primary 
care based clinical experiences that cut across the generalist 
disciplines. UME-21 is administered by the Bureau of Health Professions 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration. The surveys are 
designed to: (1) Obtain the opinions of graduating seniors regarding 
their education in selected topics important for practice in the 
changing health care environment, and (2) determine whether the 
physicians who supervise the graduatesduring their first year of 
residency believe that these graduates possess appropriate knowledge, 
skills, and attitudes.
    The surveys are being conducted as part of a broader evaluation of 
the overall UME-21 initiative. The study population of students will 
consist of 2,400 seniors at the eight medical schools, evenly 
distributed between the graduating classes of 1999 and 2000. The study 
population of residency program directors will consist of approximately 
1,200 physicians in residency programs throughout the country 
determined by the residency locations of the graduating seniors in each 
year.

The estimated respondent burden is as follows:

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                                                                                    Hours per
                  Respondent                       Number of     Responses per       response      Total Burden
                                                  respondents      respondent       (minutes)          hours
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Students......................................           2,400               1                7              280
Program Directors.............................           1,200               2                7              280
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: October 23, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-29111 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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