Council on Graduate Medical Education; Notice of Meeting, 64952 [2011-27030]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Council on Graduate Medical
Education; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
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Name: Council on Graduate Medical
Education.
Dates and Times: November 8, 2011, 8:30
a.m.–5:15 p.m.; November 10, 2011, 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Place: Georgetown University Hotel &
Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road,
NW., Washington, DC 20057.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Purpose: The Council on Graduate Medical
Education (‘‘The Council’’) was authorized
by Congress in 1986 to provide an ongoing
assessment of physician workforce trends,
training issues, and financing policies, and to
recommend appropriate Federal and private
sector efforts to address identified needs. The
Council provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), the Senate Committee on Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions, and the
House of Representatives Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
At this meeting there will be a number of
speakers who will address issues relating to
the Council’s 21st report on ensuring that the
supply of physicians meets the needs of the
Nation. Some meeting time will be devoted
to developing recommendations and an
outline for the report. There also will be a
discussion of the Council’s new legislative
authorities relating to performance measures
and longitudinal evaluation. Reports are
submitted to the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services; the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions of the Senate; and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
Agenda
The meeting on Tuesday, November 8,
2011, will begin with welcoming remarks
from the Division of Medicine and Dentistry
within the Health Resources and Services
Administration’s Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr). Speakers during the
morning session will address critical issues
relating to the projected physician shortages,
indirect medical education funding, and
provider training at critical access hospitals.
Speakers in the afternoon will address
implications of reduced funding for graduate
medical education (GME), the reconfiguring
of health professions training programs at the
Veteran’s Administration, and the Macy
Foundation’s recommendations for GME
reform. There also will be a panel discussion
on whether the current number of physicians
being trained will meet future demand.
The meeting on November 10, 2011 will
start with a presentation on teaching health
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centers. This will be followed by a session on
new authorities, added by the Affordable
Care Act, requiring the Committee to develop
performance measures and methods of
longitudinal evaluation of relevant training
programs. There also will be time allotted for
members to begin drafting recommendations
and an outline for the 21st report on ensuring
physician supply for the future. Opportunity
for public comment will be provided at the
end of each day.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone
interested in obtaining a roster of members or
other relevant information should write or
contact Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., PhD, Division
of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health
Professions, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 9A–27, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857; Telephone (301) 443–7271.
The web address for information on the
Advisory Committee is https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/cogme/
index.html.
The Council will join the three other
advisory committees in the Bureau of Health
Professions for the fourth BHPr All-Advisory
Committee Meeting on Wednesday,
November 9, 2011. Please refer to the Federal
Register notice for the BHPr All-Advisory
Committee Meeting for additional details.
Dated: October 13, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry;
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care, Medicine and Dentistry .
Dates and Times: November 7, 2011, 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.; November 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–
4:30 p.m.
Place: Georgetown University Hotel &
Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road,
NW., Washington, DC 20057.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Purpose: The Advisory Committee on
Training in Primary Care Medicine and
Dentistry (‘‘Advisory Committee’’) provides
advice and recommendations to the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and
the House of Representatives Committee on
Energy and Commerce. on policy and
program development concerning certain
medicine, general pediatrics, general
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dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and physician
assistant programs. The Advisory Committee
is authorized by section 749 of the Public
Health Service Act (PHS Act), as amended by
the Affordable Care Act.
At this meeting there will be a number of
speakers who will address issues relating to
the topic of the Advisory Committee’s tenth
report: inter-professional education of
primary care providers. Some meeting time
will be devoted to developing
recommendations and an outline for the
report. There also will be a discussion of the
Committee’s new legislative authorities on
performance measures and longitudinal
evaluation, added by the Affordable Care Act.
Reports are submitted to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services;
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions of the Senate; and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives.
Agenda: The meeting on Monday,
November 7, will begin with opening
comments from the Division of Medicine and
Dentistry within the Health Resources and
Services Administration’s Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr). Speakers from the
disciplines of medicine, dentistry, nursing,
and physician assistants will address critical
features of the inter-professional education of
primary care providers. At the end of the
morning session, they will form a panel and
respond to questions from the membership.
The Affordable Care Act added authorization
for the Committee to develop performance
measures and methods of longitudinal
evaluation for certain Title VII programs; the
afternoon session will be devoted, to this
topic.
The meeting on November 8, 2011, will
provide time for members to work on the
Advisory Committee’s tenth report on interprofessional education. In both plenary
session and in small groups, the Advisory
Committee will begin drafting report
recommendations and establish an outline
for the report. It will determine next steps in
the report preparation process and plan for
the next Advisory Committee meeting. An
opportunity will be provided for public
comment at the end of each day.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone
interested in obtaining a roster of members or
other relevant information should write or
contact Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., PhD, Division
of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health
Professions, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 9A–27, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443–7271.
The web address for information on the
Advisory Committee is https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/actpcmd/
index.html.
The Advisory Committee will join the
three other advisory committees in the
Bureau of Health Professions for the fourth
BHPr All Advisory Committee Meeting on
Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Please refer
to the Federal Register notice for the BHPr
All Advisory Committee Meeting for
additional details.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Council on Graduate Medical Education; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
Name: Council on Graduate Medical Education.
Dates and Times: November 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; November
10, 2011, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Place: Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center, 3800
Reservoir Road, NW., Washington, DC 20057.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
Purpose: The Council on Graduate Medical Education (``The
Council'') was authorized by Congress in 1986 to provide an ongoing
assessment of physician workforce trends, training issues, and
financing policies, and to recommend appropriate Federal and private
sector efforts to address identified needs. The Council provides
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Senate Committee on Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
At this meeting there will be a number of speakers who will
address issues relating to the Council's 21st report on ensuring
that the supply of physicians meets the needs of the Nation. Some
meeting time will be devoted to developing recommendations and an
outline for the report. There also will be a discussion of the
Council's new legislative authorities relating to performance
measures and longitudinal evaluation. Reports are submitted to the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate;
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
Agenda
The meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, will begin with
welcoming remarks from the Division of Medicine and Dentistry within
the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr). Speakers during the morning session will address
critical issues relating to the projected physician shortages,
indirect medical education funding, and provider training at
critical access hospitals. Speakers in the afternoon will address
implications of reduced funding for graduate medical education
(GME), the reconfiguring of health professions training programs at
the Veteran's Administration, and the Macy Foundation's
recommendations for GME reform. There also will be a panel
discussion on whether the current number of physicians being trained
will meet future demand.
The meeting on November 10, 2011 will start with a presentation
on teaching health centers. This will be followed by a session on
new authorities, added by the Affordable Care Act, requiring the
Committee to develop performance measures and methods of
longitudinal evaluation of relevant training programs. There also
will be time allotted for members to begin drafting recommendations
and an outline for the 21st report on ensuring physician supply for
the future. Opportunity for public comment will be provided at the
end of each day.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining
a roster of members or other relevant information should write or
contact Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., PhD, Division of Medicine and
Dentistry, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Room 9A-27, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; Telephone (301) 443-7271. The web
address for information on the Advisory Committee is https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/cogme/.
The Council will join the three other advisory committees in the
Bureau of Health Professions for the fourth BHPr All-Advisory
Committee Meeting on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Please refer to
the Federal Register notice for the BHPr All-Advisory Committee
Meeting for additional details.
Dated: October 13, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-27030 Filed 10-18-11; 8:45 am]
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