COGME has its own plan for curbing residency slots

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The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) has proposed an 11-point plan for reducing residency positions, following concerns from medical groups about work-force reductions. COGME's plan, which is scheduled for release by April 1, 1997, calls for a cap on Medicare's direct medical education (DME) payments at 1996 numbers, a phasing down of DME funds for exchange visitors to zero and a phase out of J-1 visas. COGME favors reducing residency slots of US medical school graduates from 144% to 110%.

Management, Economic policy, Graduate medical education, Council on Graduate Medical Education

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FP residency group rescinds guidelines on incentives

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The Association of Family Practice Residency Directors has rescinded its guidelines involving economic incentives offered to residents. The guidelines were implemented in 1992 when many residency programs were engaging in cutthroat competition for residents. The guidelines prohibited the direct solicitation of family practice residents and required employment benefits to be applied to all applicants.

Standards, Family medicine, Training, Residents (Medicine), Association of Family Practice Residency Directors

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