[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 13315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05135]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Council on Graduate Medical Education; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
requesting nominations to fill eight vacancies on the Council on 
Graduate Medical Education (COGME).

DATES: Nominations for COGME must be submitted by March 31, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted by email to Shane 
Rogers, Designated Federal Official, at [email protected], or mailed to: 
Shane Rogers, COGME, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Room 9A-27, Rockville, Maryland 20857, no later than March 31, 
2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Rogers, Designated Federal 
Official, COGME, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Room 9A-27, Rockville, Maryland 20857, [email protected], (301) 443-
5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the current council membership, 
charter, reports, and other publications can be obtained by accessing 
the COGME Web site at: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/cogme/index.html.
    The COGME is governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2), as amended, which sets forth the 
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The COGME 
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department 
of Health and Human Services and to Congress on a range of issues 
including the supply and distribution of physicians in the United 
States; current and future shortages or excesses of physicians in 
medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties; issues relating to 
foreign medical school graduates; the nature and financing of medical 
education training; deficiencies in, and needs for improvements in, 
existing data bases concerning the supply and distribution of, and 
postgraduate training programs for, physicians in the United States and 
steps that should be taken to eliminate those deficiencies; and the 
development of performance measures and longitudinal evaluation of 
medical education programs. HRSA seeks to have a broad geographic 
representation of members, a balance between urban and rural members 
and members from diverse backgrounds, including individuals with 
disabilities and veterans.
    Under the authorities that established the COGME and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, HRSA is seeking nominees with the 
qualifications to represent the following categories: Practicing 
Primary Care Physicians, Specialty Physician Organizations, Foreign 
Medical Graduates, Medical Student Associations, Schools of Osteopathic 
Medicine, Private Teaching Hospitals, and Business and Health Insurers.
    Interested persons and organizations may nominate one or more 
qualified persons for membership. Self-nominations are accepted. Please 
furnish each nominee's curriculum vitae (CV) and a completed COGME 
Applicant Information Form, which can be found on the COGME Web site 
at: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/cogme/index.html or obtained by contacting Mr. Shane Rogers at 
[email protected] or (301) 443-5260. Personal letters of interest from 
the nominees are optional.
    Selected candidates will be asked to provide detailed information 
concerning such matters as financial holdings, consultancies, research 
grants, and/or contracts to permit an evaluation of possible sources of 
conflicts of interest. Members will receive a stipend for each official 
meeting day of the Council, as well as per diem, and travel expenses as 
authorized by section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently 
in government service. Appointments shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, and cultural, religious, socioeconomic, or disability 
status. Selected candidates will be invited to serve a term of no less 
than 4 years.

    Dated: February 27, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-05135 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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