[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72438-72439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29548]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Council on Graduate Medical Education, Notice for Request for 
Nominations

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the Council on Graduate 
Medical Education (COGME). The COGME is authorized by 42 42 U.S.C. 
294o, section 762 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. 
The Advisory Committee is governed by the Federal Advisory Act, Public 
Law (Pub. L.) 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

DATES: The agency will receive nominations on a continuous basis.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted to Regina Wilson, 
Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 11w45c, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Mail delivery should be 
addressed to Regina Wilson, Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of 
Health Workforce, HRSA, at the above address, or via email to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Weiss, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, FAAN, 
Designated Federal Official, COGME at 301-443-0430 or email at 
[email protected]. A copy of the current committee membership, charter 
and reports can be obtained by accessing the http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/COGME/index.html

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COGME provides advice and makes policy 
recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services (Secretary) and ranking members of the Senate Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on matters under 
section 762 of part E of title VII concerning the supply and 
distribution of physicians in the United States, physician workforce

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trends, training issues and financing policies. Meetings are held twice 
a year. The COGME prepares reports concerning the activities under 
section 762 of part E of title VII. Reports are submitted to the 
Secretary and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    Specifically, HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members of 
the COGME representing: Primary care physicians, national and specialty 
physician organizations, international medical graduates, medical 
student and house staff associations, schools of medicine, schools of 
osteopathic medicine, public and private teaching hospitals, health 
insurers, business, and labor. Among these nominations, students, 
residents, and/or fellows from these programs are encouraged to apply.
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will consider 
nominations of all qualified individuals with the areas of subject 
matter expertise noted above. Individuals may nominate themselves or 
other individuals, and professional associations and organizations may 
nominate one or more qualified persons for membership. Nominations 
shall state that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the 
COGME and appears to have no conflict of interest that would preclude 
the COGME membership. Potential candidates will be asked to provide 
detailed information concerning financial interests, consultancies, 
research grants, and/or contracts that might be affected by 
recommendations of the COGME to permit evaluation of possible sources 
of conflicts of interest.
    A nomination package should include the following information for 
each nominee:
    (1) A letter of nomination from an employer, a colleague, or a 
professional organization stating the name, affiliation, and contact 
information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., what 
specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills does the individual 
possess that would benefit the workings of COGME, and the nominee's 
field(s) of expertise); (2) a letter of self-interest stating the 
reasons the nominee would like to serve on the Council, (3) a 
biographical sketch of the nominee and a copy of his/her curriculum 
vitae; and (4) the name, address, daytime telephone number, and email 
address at which the nominator can be contacted. Nominations will be 
considered as vacancies occur on the COGME. Nominations should be 
updated and resubmitted every 3 years to continue to be considered for 
committee vacancies.
    HHS strives to ensure that the membership of HHS federal advisory 
committees is balanced in terms of points of view represented and the 
committee's function. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of 
women, all ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are 
represented on HHS federal advisory committees. The Department also 
encourages geographic diversity in the composition of the committee. 
The Department encourages nominations of qualified candidates from all 
groups and locations. Appointment to the COGME shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-29548 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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