Notice2026-20018
Recharter for the Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Published
September 30, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME or Council) has been recharted. The effective date of the charter renewal is September 30, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61850-61851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20018]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Recharter for 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 (FACA),
the Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice
that the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME or Council) has
been recharted. The effective date of the charter renewal is September
30, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Young, Bureau of Health
Workforce, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane,
15N-129, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240-381-5582; or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f6e76405a41486f475d5c4e01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27667e48524940674f55544609404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: COGME provides advice and recommendations to
the Secretary of HHS and Congress on policy, program development, and
other matters of significance concerning the activities under section
762 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294o). COGME reviews
physician workforce trends, training issues, and financing policies,
and provides recommendations to address these challenges through both
federal and private sector initiatives.
The committee advises:
<bullet> The Secretary of HHS
<bullet> The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
<bullet> The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
Under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, COGME
is charged with making recommendations to the Secretary of HHS and
Congress on the following issues:
1. Supply and distribution of physicians in the United States;
2. Current and future shortages or surpluses of physicians in
medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties;
3. Foreign medical school graduates;
4. Federal policies addressing the above issues specified in items
1-3, including policies concerning changes in the financing of
undergraduate and graduate medical education (GME) programs and changes
in the types of medical education training in GME programs;
5. Appropriate efforts to be carried out by hospitals, schools of
medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, and accrediting bodies with
respect to the issues specified in items 1-3, including efforts for
changes in undergraduate and GME programs; and
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6. Improving physician workforce databases, including identifying
problems and recommending solutions related to physician supply,
distribution, and postgraduate training in the United States.
Additionally, the authorizing legislation calls for the Council to
support groups providing GME to voluntarily achieve COGME's
recommendations, as specified in item 5, above. The Council also
develops, publishes, and implements performance measures for programs
under its purview; develops and publishes guidelines for longitudinal
evaluations; and recommends funding levels for these programs, except
those authorized under Parts C and D of the Title VII of the Public
Health Service Act.
Not less than every 5 years, the Council shall submit to the
Secretary; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of
the Senate; and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report on the recommendations described in the
Description of Duties section of this Charter.
The charter renewal for COGME was approved on September 8, 2026.
The filing date is September 30, 2026. Recharter of COGME gives
authorization for the council to operate until September 30, 2028.
A copy of the COGME charter is available on the COGME website at:
<a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu">https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu</a>. A copy
of the charter can also be obtained by accessing the FACA database that
is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General
Services Administration. The website address for the FACA database is:
<a href="http://www.facadatabase.gov/">http://www.facadatabase.gov/</a>.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-20018 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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