Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting:

Name: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.

Date and Time: May 17, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and May 18, 2004, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Place: The Holiday Inn Select, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Status: The meeting will be open to the public.

Purpose: The Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations on a broad range of issues dealing with programs and activities authorized under section 747 of the Public Health Service Act as amended by The Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-392. At this meeting the Advisory Committee will discuss and finalize the draft fourth report which will be submitted to Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in November 2004 and which focuses on the role of primary care in health care delivery in the future and the implications for training health professionals.

Agenda: The meeting on Monday, May 17, will begin with opening comments from the Chair of the Advisory Committee. A plenary session will follow in which Advisory Committee members will review and finalize the draft of the fourth report. The Advisory Committee will also divide into workgroups to finalize various sections of the report. An opportunity will be provided for public comment.

On Tuesday, May 18, the Advisory Committee will meet in plenary session to continue work on its fourth report. An opportunity will be provided for public comment.

For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining a roster of members or other relevant information should write or contact Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 9A-27, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-6326. The web address for information on the Advisory Committee is http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd.