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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103842-103843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30076]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Meetings 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 2025 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.

DATES: COGME meetings will be held on:
     April 10, 2025, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. eastern time (ET) and April 
11, 2025, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. ET.
     September 11, 2025, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET and September 12, 
2025, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held in-person, by teleconference, and/or 
on a video conference platform. In-person meetings will be held at 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. For updates on how the 
meetings will be held, instructions for joining meetings, and any other 
updates, visit the COGME website 30 business days before the date of 
the meeting at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Rogers, Designated Federal 
Officer, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15N39, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-443-5260; 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, issues related to foreign medical school 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

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physicians. COGME submits reports not less than every 5 years 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 foreign medical school 
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 2025 
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to: discussions 
on team-based care and the Senate Finance Committee's Medicare Graduate 
Medical Education draft policy document. Refer to the COGME website 
listed above for all current and updated information concerning the CY 
2025 COGME meetings, including 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. 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 Shane Rogers using the contact information above at least 5 
business days before the meeting date. 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. Since all in-person 
meetings will occur in a federal government building at 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, attendees must go through a security check 
to enter the building. Members of the public must notify the Designated 
Federal Officer of their intent to attend the in-person meeting 10 
business days before the meeting. Non-U.S. citizen attendees must 
notify the Designated Federal Officer of their planned attendance at 
least 20 business days prior to the meeting 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. 2024-30076 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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