Council on Graduate Medical Education
The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) provides an ongoing assessment of physician workforce trends, training issues, and financing policies and recommends appropriate federal and private sector efforts on these issues.
The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education President and CEO Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak serves as a member of COGME.
Earlier this year, COGME wrote to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding:
Learning Environments
Concerns about disparate pressures in unfair or unsafe learning environments that make it more difficult for racial and ethnic minorities to complete medical training.
Addressing Shortages
The critical shortage of general surgeons practicing in rural or frontier areas of the United States.
Sufficient Appropriations
The permanent authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, along with a sufficient appropriation to keep the program viable and competitive.
