[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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