[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34855-34856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16978]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Request for Nominations to the Council on Graduate Medical 
Education

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
requesting nominations to fill retiring members vacancies of the 
Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME).

DATES: Nominations must be received by close-of-business on Friday, 
July 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and the curricula vitae of nominees should be 
sent to Enrique S. Fernandez, M.D., M.S. Ed., Executive Secretary, 
Council on Graduate Medical Education, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 9A-27, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Enrique S. Fernandez, M.D., M.S.Ed., at the above address, or phone 
(301) 443-6190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HRSA is requesting nominations under the 
authorities that established the Council on Graduate Medical Education, 
September 30, 1986, in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
    COGME was authorized by Congress in 1986 to provide an ongoing 
assessment of physician workforce trends and to recommend appropriate 
Federal and private sector efforts to address identified needs. 
Legislation calls for COGME to serve in an advisory capacity to the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the 
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, and the

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House of Representatives Committee on Commerce.
    The legislation specifies that the Council is to comprise 17 
members. Appointed individuals are to include representatives of 
practicing primary care physicians, national and specialty physician 
organizations, international medical graduates, medical student and 
house staff associations, schools of medicine and osteopathy, public 
and private teaching hospitals, health insurers, business, and labor. 
Federal representation includes the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
DHHS; the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, 
DHHS; and the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans Administration. 
Staff, logistical, and management support for the Council resides 
within the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources 
and Services Administration.
    Each member serves up to a four-year term and is a voting member of 
the Council. Several positions in the Council are being vacated later 
this year by retiring members, and represent the following areas of 
expertise: practicing primary care physicians, national physician 
organizations, specialty physician organizations, medical and house 
staff associations, osteopathic and allopathic schools of medicine, 
public and private teaching hospitals, business, labor, and health 
insurers.

Nominations Procedure

    In late May 1996, letters requesting nominees to the Council were 
sent to a variety of organizations representing the statutorily 
required composition of the retiring members of the Council. Because of 
the importance of the work of the Council, this notice expands the call 
for nominees from the public as well. Any other interested organization 
or person may nominate for consideration one or more qualified 
individuals for membership on the Council. Nominators shall note that 
the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the Council for the full 
four-year term, and that such person appears to have no conflict of 
interest that would preclude this service. For each nominee, include a 
complete curriculum vitae, a current business address, and a daytime 
telephone number. Your letter should include the name of the person(s) 
you recommend and your assessment of their special abilities for 
meeting the objectives of the Council. Individuals who are recommended 
should have relevant background and experience.
    The Department has a special interest in assuring that 
appropriately qualified citizens who are women, member of racial and 
ethnic minority populations, or persons who have a physical disability 
are adequately represented on advisory bodies. It therefore encourages 
the nomination of such candidates to the Council on Graduate Medical 
Education. The department will also give close consideration to an 
equitable geographic representation.
    Appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of 
age, race, ethnicity, sex, culture, religion, or socioeconomic status.
    Please note that as a result of this notice, we are extending the 
date by which nominations to the Council must be received to July 26, 
1996 for those organizations that received letters directly requesting 
nominees to the Council.

    Dated: June 27, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-16978 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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