[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4078-4079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02317]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Meeting of the Council on Graduate Medical Education
AGENCY: Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) has
scheduled a public meeting. Information about COGME and the agenda for
this meeting can be found on the COGME website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/index.html.
DATES: June 5, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and June 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-
2:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person and through
teleconference and webinar. The address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Conference call-in number is: 1-888-455-0640.
Passcode is: HRSA COUNCIL (voice response).
Webinar link is: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/cogme.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennita R. Carter, MD, Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of
Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 15N-116, Rockville, Maryland
20857; 301-945-3505; or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: COGME makes recommendations to the Secretary
of HHS (Secretary) and Congress on policy, program development, and
other matters of significance as specified by section 762 of Title VII
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. Issues addressed by COGME
include (1) the nature and financing of medical education training; (2)
the development of performance measures and longitudinal evaluation
methods of medical education programs; (3) foreign medical school
graduates; (4) the supply and distribution of the physician workforce
in the United States, including any projected shortages or excesses;
(5) deficiencies in databases of the supply and distribution of the
physician workforce and postgraduate programs for training physicians;
and (6) appropriation levels for certain programs under Title VII of
the PHS Act. Additionally, COGME encourages entities providing graduate
medical education to conduct activities to voluntarily achieve the
recommendations of the council. COGME submits reports to the Secretary
of HHS, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions,
and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce.
During the June 2019, meeting, COGME will discuss the topic of
rural health in relation to workforce development and graduate medical
education financing. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate. Refer to the COGME website for any updated information
concerning the meeting. The meeting agenda will be available on the
COGME website at least 14 calendar days prior to the meeting.
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Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance
of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in the order
they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to
provide written statements or make oral comments to COGME should be
sent to Kennita R. Carter, DFO, using the contact information above at
least three business days prior to the meeting.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or
another reasonable accommodation should notify Kennita R. Carter, DFO,
using the contact information listed above at least 10 business days
prior to the meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government
building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the
building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned
attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to
facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to
present government-issued identification prior to entry.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-02317 Filed 2-13-19; 8:45 am]
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