[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 74623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31770]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry.
    Date and Time: February 12, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and February 
13, 2004, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Place: The Holiday Inn Select, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations 
on a broad range of issues dealing with programs and activities 
authorized under section 747 of the Public Health Service Act as 
amended by The Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1998, 
Public Law 105-392. At this meeting the Advisory Committee will work on 
its fourth report which will be submitted to Congress and the Secretary 
of the Department of Health and Human Services in November 2004. The 
fourth report focuses on the role of primary care in health care 
delivery in the future and the implications for training health 
professionals. This meeting also will devote time for a discussion of 
outcomes of Title VII, section 747 programs.
    Agenda: The meeting on Thursday, February 12, will begin with 
opening comments from the Chair of the Advisory Committee. A plenary 
session will follow in which Advisory Committee members will discuss 
various sections of the fourth report. The Advisory Committee will 
divide into workgroups to further develop the fourth report. An 
opportunity will be provided for public comment.
    On Friday, February 13, the Advisory Committee will meet in plenary 
session to continue its work on the fourth report. There will be a 
discussion of a subcommittee report on how to measure outcomes of Title 
VII, section 747 training programs. An opportunity will be provided for 
public comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone interested in obtaining a 
roster of members or other relevant information should write or contact 
Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Medicine and Dentistry, 
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 9A-27, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-6326. The web address 
for information on the Advisory Committee is http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd.

    Dated: December 17, 2003.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-31770 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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