[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 208 (Monday, October 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25569]


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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 (ACTPCMD).
    Date and Time: November 17, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. November 
18, 2008, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Place: The Legacy Hotel and Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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 eighth report about the re-design of the delivery 
of primary health care and its implications for the training of 
primary care practitioners. Reports are submitted to Congress and to 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Agenda: The meeting on Monday, November 17, will begin with 
opening comments from the Chair of the Advisory Committee and 
introductory remarks from senior management of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. The Advisory Committee will elect a new 
chair and two vice-chairs prior to the main agenda. In the plenary 
session, the Advisory Committee will discuss key elements they wish 
to include in the eighth report, develop an outline for the report, 
and draft report recommendations. The work will be done in plenary 
session and in small groups. On Tuesday, November 18, the Advisory 
Committee will continue its work on the eighth report and determine 
next steps in the report preparation process. The members will plan 
an agenda for the next Advisory Committee meeting. 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., PhD, 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) 443-6822. The Web 
address for information on the Advisory Committee is http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd.

    Dated: October 21, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-25569 Filed 10-24-08; 8:45 am]
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