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Graduate Medical Education (GME)
DGME | IME | CHGME | Resident Caps | Workforce
Resident physicians have graduated from medical school and typically spend three to seven years in graduate medical education (GME) training at teaching hospitals and their associated ambulatory settings. AAMC member teaching hospitals educate the next generation of physicians through excellent and essential clinical training.
The Medicare program is committed to paying its share of the costs of educating residents and provides special payments, called direct graduate medical education (DGME) payments, to hospitals to cover costs directly related to educating residents.
The Medicare program also provides special patient care payments to teaching hospitals, referred to as indirect medical education (IME) payments, to account for the higher costs of the complex patients teaching hospitals treat and the highly specialized care they provide.
Cuts to GME funding would jeopardize the ability of medical schools and teaching hospitals to train physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, as well as limit critical services to the community.
AAMC Joins Health Organizations’ FY 2020 Funding Recommendation Letters
April 19, 2019
The AAMC April 8 joined a community letter to Senate and House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee leaders, advocating a fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriation of $400 million for Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME).
AAMC Joins Health Organizations’ FY 2020 Funding Recommendation Letters
Over 65 Organizations Sign Letter in Support of GME Expansion
April 12, 2019
The AAMC April 10, along with 66 supporting organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 348/ H.R. 1763). The letter reflects a diverse number of stakeholders, including physician, hospital, and specialty organizations.
Over 65 Organizations Sign Letter in Support of GME Expansion
President Trump Releases FY 2020 Budget Proposal
March 15, 2019
The White House March 11 released portions of A Budget for A Better America, the president’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget proposal, with additional details expected the week of March 18.
AAMC Submits Comments to HRSA on Bureau of Health Workforce Performance Data Collection
December 20, 2018
The AAMC Dec. 17 submitted a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on the agency’s request for information regarding the Bureau of Health Workforce Performance Data Collection. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to continue the analysis and reporting of awardee training activities and educational programs, identify intended practice locations, and report outcomes of funded initiatives.
AAMC Submits Comments to HRSA on Bureau of Health Workforce Performance Data Collection
Health Equity and Accountability Act Introduced in the Senate
December 7, 2018
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Nov. 27 introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA, S. 3660). The HEAA addresses health care disparities experienced by communities of color, rural communities, and other underserved populations by improving culturally appropriate care and data collection and reporting.
Health Equity and Accountability Act Introduced in the Senate
Understanding GME
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Responding to the Opioid Epidemic
While all doctors are trained to treat pain and addiction, specialists in particular fields are critical to address the opioid epidemic in rural and urban communities alike. The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 would provide federal support to train those specialists.
Learn more about the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
On Government Affairs
Testimony and Correspondence
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AAMC Endorses ACE’s Testimony to Senate HELP Committee Regarding Campus Sexual Assault
April 2, 2019
The AAMC April 2 endorsed the testimony of Anne Meehan, director of government and public affairs at the American Council on Education given to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee addressing campus sexual assault.
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AAMC Joins Higher Education Community’s Title IX Comments
January 30, 2019
The AAMC Jan. 30 joined the higher education community in commenting on the Department of Education’s proposed rule changes to Title IX implementation.
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Community Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leadership Concerning Student Aid Programs and the Rescissions Package
May 4, 2018
Community letter signed by 35 higher education organizations, and coordinated by the American Council on Education, expressing concern with the impact of including federal student aid programs in a rescissions package