[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27500]
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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 2024 calendar year (CY).
Information about COGME, agendas, and materials for these meetings can
be found on the COGME website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings.
DATES: COGME meetings will be held on:
March 4, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and
March 5, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; and
September 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and September
13, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting scheduled for March 2024 will be held in-person
at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The meeting scheduled
for September 2024 will be held remotely by teleconference/webinar. The
meeting format is subject to change as needed. For any 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: COGME provides advice and recommendations to
the Secretary of HHS and Congress on policy, program development, and
other matters of significance regarding the issues listed in section
762(a)(1) 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 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 concerning the supply and distribution of the
physician workforce and postgraduate programs for training physicians.
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, 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 2024
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to, discussions
on team-based care, graduate medical education data, and the topic
areas listed above. Refer to the COGME website listed above for all
current and updated information concerning the CY 2024 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 COGME should be
sent to Dr. 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. Kim using the contact information
listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting(s) they wish
to attend. Since all in-person meetings occur 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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-27500 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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