[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28562]


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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 Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME 
or Council) will hold public meetings for the 2023 calendar year (CY). 
Information about the COGME, agendas, and materials for these meetings 
can be found on the COGME website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu.

DATES: The COGME meetings will be held on:
 March 16, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. eastern time (ET) and March 17, 
2023, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET; and
 September 8, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ET

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held virtually and by teleconference. No 
in-person meetings will be conducted in 2023. For updates on how the 
meetings will be held, visit the COGME website 30 business days before 
the date of the meeting, where instructions for joining meetings will 
be posted. For meeting information updates, go to the COGME website 
meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Curi Kim, Designated Federal 
Official, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15N35, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-945-5827; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COGME provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS on policy, program development, 
and other matters of significance concerning the issues listed in 
section 762(a) of the Public Health Service Act. Issues addressed by 
the COGME include the supply and distribution of the physician 
workforce in the United States, including any projected shortages or 
excesses; international medical school graduates; the nature and 
financing of undergraduate and graduate medical education; 
appropriation levels for certain programs under Title VII of the Public 
Health Service Act; and deficiencies in databases of the supply and 
distribution of the physician workforce and postgraduate programs for 
training physicians. The 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. 
Additionally, the COGME encourages entities providing graduate medical 
education to conduct activities to voluntarily achieve the 
recommendations of the Council related to appropriate efforts to be 
carried out by hospitals, schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic 
medicine, and accrediting bodies with respect to 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; and issues relating to international medical 
graduates, including efforts for changes in undergraduate and graduate 
medical education programs.
    Since priorities dictate meeting times, be advised that start 
times, end times, and agenda items are subject to change. For CY 2023 
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to, discussions 
on team-based health care, underrepresented groups in medicine, and 
general surgery in rural areas. Refer to the COGME website listed above 
for all current and updated information concerning the CY 2023 COGME 
meetings, including draft agendas and meeting materials that will be 
posted 30 calendar days before the meeting.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide 
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance 
of the scheduled meeting(s). Oral comments will be honored in the order 
they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to 
submit a written statement or make oral comments to the COGME should be 
sent to Dr. Curi Kim using the contact information above at least 5 
business days before the meeting date(s).
    Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable 
accommodation should notify Dr. Curi Kim using the contact information 
listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting(s) they wish 
to attend.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-28562 Filed 1-3-23; 8:45 am]
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