Notice2021-27263
Meeting of the Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Published
December 16, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
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 2022 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 239 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27263]
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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 2022 calendar year (CY).
Information about COGME, agendas, and materials for these meetings can
be found on the COGME website at <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/index.html">https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/index.html</a>.
DATES: COGME meetings will be held on:
<bullet> March 24, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and
March 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; and
<bullet> September 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held virtually and by teleconference. No
in-person meetings will be conducted in 2022. 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 <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings/index.html">https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings/index.html</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Rogers, Designated Federal
Official, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15N142, Rockville, Maryland
20857; 301-443-5260; or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4e7e6dbd3d1c6c7f4dcc6c7d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0b3b28f87859293a088929381ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COGME provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS on policy, program development,
and other matters of significance concerning the activities listed in
section 762(a) 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 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.
Since priorities dictate meeting times, be advised that start
times, end times, and agenda items are subject to change. For CY 2022
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to, discussions
on advancing health equity, addressing disparities in rural areas,
enhancing the delivery of behavioral health and mental health care, and
expanding the role of telehealth. Refer to the COGME website listed
above for all current and updated information concerning the CY 2022
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 Shane Rogers 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 Shane Rogers 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. 2021-27263 Filed 12-15-21; 8:45 am]
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