[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05188]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Service Administration


Council on Graduate Medical Education; 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:

    Name: Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME).
    Dates and Times: March 12, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EST); March 13, 
2015 (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EST).
    Place: In-person meeting, webinar, and conference call format.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: 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 physician shortages 
or excesses, issues relating to foreign medical school graduates, the 
nature and financing of medical education training, and the development 
of performance measures and longitudinal evaluation of medical 
education programs.
    The COGME members will discuss topics and issues for the 23rd 
report. The COGME's reports are submitted to the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services; the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
    Agenda: The COGME agenda includes an opportunity for members to 
discuss the 23rd report on Graduate Medical Education (GME) 
innovations. The COGME will review current recommendations for reform; 
examine and document innovations in GME financing and architecture; and 
make targeted recommendations to support these innovations as 
appropriate. GME architecture is defined as changes in the structure of 
GME training programs to enhance the efficiency of training, account 
for changes in medicine, and address physician workforce needs, while 
also maintaining the quality of medical education. Examples include the 
combined, shortened medical school to primary care residency programs 
and the integrated vascular surgery tracks which both reduce the total 
number of years of training by 1 year. Innovations in GME 
architecture--Committee Discussion Questions include:
     What are examples of innovations in streamlining the GME 
architecture to increase the throughput and cost efficiencies of GME, 
in order to reduce the overall length and cost of training?
     How can medical education technology be leveraged in the 
transformation and innovation in GME?
     What are the potential regulatory and licensing challenges 
from such changes, and how can they be mitigated?
    The official agenda will be available 2 days prior to the meeting 
on the HRSA Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/cogme/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or provide 
written comments to the COGME should be sent to Dr. Joan Weiss, 
Designated Federal Official, using the address and phone number below. 
Individuals who plan to participate on the conference call or webinar 
should notify Dr. Weiss at least 3 days prior to the meeting, using the 
address and phone number below. Members of the public will have the 
opportunity to provide comments. Interested parties should refer to the 
meeting subject as the HRSA Council on Graduate Medical Education.
    The conference call-in number is (800) 369-1867. The passcode is: 
8803797. The webinar link is https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/cac_committee_meeting/.
    As this meeting will be a combined format of both in-person, 
webinar, and conference call members of the public, and interested 
parties who wish to participate ``in-person'' should make an immediate 
request by emailing their first name, last name, and contact email to 
the Designated Federal Official for the committee, Dr. Joan Weiss, 
using the address and phone number below. Space is limited. Due to the 
fact that this meeting will be held within a federal government 
building and public entrance to such facilities require prior planning, 
access will be granted upon request only and will be on a first come, 
first served basis. The logistical challenges of scheduling this 
meeting hindered an earlier publication of this meeting notice.
    Contact: Anyone requesting information regarding the COGME should 
contact Dr. Joan Weiss, Designated Federal Official within the Bureau 
of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, in 
one of three ways: (1) Send a request to the following address: Dr. 
Joan Weiss, Designated Federal Official, Bureau of Health Workforce, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 
12C-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (2) call (301) 
443-0430; or (3) send an email to [email protected].

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-05188 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
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