AMA and CMA efforts to secure adequate funding for GME continue In an effort to increase the number of medical residency slots and to help address the national physician shortage, delegates to the American Medical Association (AMA) renewed their support for alternative funding sources for graduate medical education (GME). AMA also adopted policy to explore additional funding models for GME beyond those examined in the Institute of Medicine’s 2014 report on GME governance and financing. Under the new policy, AMA will encourage insurance payors and foundations to enter into partnerships with state and local agencies, as well as academic medical centers ... December 7, 2015 General Graduate Medical Education, Physician Workforce, GME, Physician Supply 0 0 Comment Read More »
