[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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