[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 195 (Friday, October 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52247-52248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24393]


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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 (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:


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    Name: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine 
and Dentistry (ACTPCMD).
    Date and Time:
    November 12, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    November 13, 2009, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Executive Meeting Center, 
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20910.
    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 finalize its eighth report about the re-design of primary 
health care and begin work on its ninth report about the primary 
care pipeline. Reports are submitted to Congress and to the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Agenda: The meeting on Thursday, November 12 will begin with 
opening remarks from the Chair of the Advisory Committee and 
welcoming comments from senior management of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Following several presentations on the 
primary care workforce, the Advisory Committee will finalize its 
eighth report about the redesign of the delivery of primary health 
care with implications for the training of health care 
practitioners. The Advisory Committee will then begin work on its 
ninth report about revitalizing primary care by priming the primary 
care pipeline. In both plenary sessions and in small groups, the 
Advisory Committee will focus on report recommendations and an 
outline for the report. On the first day of the meeting, annual 
elections will be held for Chair and two Vice Chairs. On Friday, 
November 13, the Advisory Committee will continue to work on its 
ninth report, determine next steps in the report preparation 
process, and plan 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., Advisory Committee Executive 
Secretary, 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) 443-6190. The Web address for information on the 
Advisory Committee and the November 12-13, 2009 meeting agenda is 
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd.

    Dated: October 2, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-24393 Filed 10-8-09; 8:45 am]
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