Rural Health
News by Topic: Graduate medical education
Dec 19, 2024 - Reports on physician shortages in rural communities and efforts to reduce those shortages through practice incentives. Discusses remaining barriers including funding for rural residencies, the amount of time necessary to launch a rural residency, and patient density for specialists.
Source: Medscape Medical News
HRSA: Meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education
Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. The COGME makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Congress on policy and program development for section 762 of Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). Meetings will be held on April 10-11, 2025, and September 11-12, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the COGME website 30 calendar days before each meeting.
Source: Federal Register