[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55577-55578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22649]
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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 2020 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/index.html.
DATES: April 28-29, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and
8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; July 17, 2020, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET;
December 8-9, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings scheduled on April 28-29, 2020, and December 8-
9, 2020, will be held in-person at 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5E29,
Rockville, Maryland 20857. The meeting scheduled on July 17, 2020, will
be held by teleconference/Adobe Connect webinar. Instructions for
joining the meetings either in person or remotely will be posted on the
COGME website 30 business days before the date of the meeting. For
meeting information updates, go to the COGME website meeting page at
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennita Carter, MD, Senior Advisor and
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Division of Medicine and Dentistry,
Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 15N116,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-945-9505; 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 the supply and distribution of the physician workforce in the
United States, including any projected shortages or excesses; foreign
medical school graduates; the nature and financing of undergraduate and
graduate
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medical education; appropriation levels for certain programs under
Title VII of the PHS Act and deficiencies in databases of 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.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. During
the CY 2020 COGME meetings, COGME will discuss topics surrounding the
rural health workforce. Refer to the COGME website listed above for all
current and updated information concerning the CY 2020 COGME meetings,
including draft agendas and meeting materials that will be posted
before the meeting. An agenda will be posted on the website at least 14
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 meetings. 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 Kennita Carter using the contact information above at least 5
business days before the meeting dates.
Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable
accommodation should notify Dr. Kennita Carter using the contact
information listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting
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. 2019-22649 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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