HOME OUR STORY OUR TEAM CONSULTING SERVICES GME INSIGHTS CAREERS CONTACT US OUR BLOG Click a link below to explore article topics within our service lines or scroll down for recently featured topics. Want the news In your inbox? Sign up today. THE WANING INTEREST IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIPS AND WHERE TO GO FROM HERE November 22, 2021 Over the last decade, the amount of active certified geriatricians has not kept pace with America’s steadily growing elderly population. Read More THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT: GME LEGISLATION REMAINS UNSIGNED November 16, 2021 President Biden just signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill; in contrast, the Build Back Better Act, a broader $1.75 trillion infrastructure plan that tackles areas such as climate change and healthcare as well, has yet to be signed. Read More DISSECTING THE ACGME INTERNAL MEDICINE 2021 REQUIREMENT CHANGES November 3, 2021 ACGME has revised several specialty requirements for the upcoming 2021 year, focusing on major specialties as well as selected areas in subspecialties. In this month’s News Alert, we will highlight the most significant changes for Internal Medicine (IM) Read More BACK TO THE BASICS: WHAT ARE THE 24 ACCREDITATION STATUSES ISSUED BY THE ACGME November 2, 2021 The ACGME has 24 different types or statuses of accreditation. There are four main categories that the majority of these statuses can fall under initial accreditation, continued accreditation, withholds and probation, and withdrawals. Read More GERMANE SOLUTION’S POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE LINE: RRPD GRANT OPPORTUNITY October 28, 2021 The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program recently started to accept applications for a new grant opportunity. Read More TOOLS AND PRACTICES FOR DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE RESIDENCY PROGRAM RECRUITMENT October 25, 2021 As programs are becoming more conscious of diverse recruitment, GME technology and systems have created user-friendly tools to improve the diversity of a programs’ recruitment process. Read More FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO October 12, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the inadequacy of our health infrastructure and the need for greater investment in the people and places that keep our population healthy. This infrastructure is a key pillar needed to support the fundamental aims of fair and adequate access to care and the promotion of quality and well-being for all patients. Read More MITIGATING THE PROBLEM OF THE UNMATCHED AND HOW THEIR MEDICAL EXPERIENCE CAN BE UTILIZED October 8, 2021 The disparity between positions to be filled and the number of applicants for the NRMP Match could be caused by many factors, such as the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which froze the number of funded residency positions, but a more prominent and undiscussed question is how these medical graduates could assist in providing care even if they remain unmatched. Read More WHAT DOES THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2021 MEAN FOR THE RESIDENT PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE REDUCTION ACT? September 29, 2021 The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, or H.R. 133, is expected to be fully enacted by 2025—five years after its passing. Read More EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIVERSITY AND THEIR ILLUSTRATION ON ANNUAL UPDATES, EVALUATIONS, AND PROGRAM APPLICATIONS September 14, 2021 Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become a strong point of discussion for the ACGME in the past years. Read More BIRTH RATES AND THEIR AFFECT ON OB/GYN, PEDIATRICS, AND FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAMS AND MANAGING RESOURCES IN TIMES OF SHORTAGE August 19, 2021 How will the declining or changing birth rates affect specialty GME programs associated with childbirth or the youth? Read More PROACTIVE RURAL SUCCESS: A LOOK INTO CRITICAL ACCESS CARE HOSPITALS AND HR133 July 28, 2021 Recent regulatory changes in healthcare legislation of the past few years, and HR 133, provide rural teaching hospitals unprecedented pathways to ease the shortages they face. Read More FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO July 14, 2021 As the GME landscape plays out and unfolds before the public’s eyes, Germane is at the forefront with constantly developing plans and pathways to guide teaching hospitals to their unique successes. Read More BRINGING PASSION TO PRACTICE: ALTRUISTIC LEADERSHIP July 6, 2021 Having celebrated my eighth year at Germane Solutions, I have been asked by others (and even myself) to reflect on my time being here--whether it be a simple congratulations and “How do you feel?” to an in-depth, substantive talk with a colleague. Read More FEDERAL UPDATES IMPACTING THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY July 6, 2021 The second quarter of 2021 was a busy period at the federal level for Graduate Medical Education with two large updates coming from CMS and the Supreme Court. 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