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CivEx:The Cost of Accessible Healthcare—Funding Graduate Medical Education
Join us May 31 to hear from a panel of experts about the current state of graduate medical education in Arizona.
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, May 31 · 2 - 3pm PDT
Location
Online
About this event
Please join the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership and Maricopa County Medical Society on Wednesday, May 31 at 2:00 p.m. to hear from a panel of experts about the current state of graduate medical education in Arizona and what needs to be done at the state and federal level to help alleviate our physician shortage.
Following a welcome from John McElligott, executive director of Maricopa County Medical Society, Flinn Foundation’s Brian Powell, author of “GME Formulas and Funding Continue to Hold Arizona Back””—which appears in the latest issue of the medical society’s Arizona Physician magazine—will moderate a panel of experts including former State Senator Heather Carter, Ed.D., executive vice president, Greater Phoenix Leadership; Dan Derksen, M.D., director, Arizona Center for Rural Health; and Jason Bezozo, vice president, government relations, Banner Health.
Graduate medical education is a specialized training program that follows medical school and provides advanced clinical and practical experience for physicians in their chosen specialty. With 28.5 slots for resident physicians per 100,000 population, Arizona lags the national average of 43.8 per 100,000, according to data from the Arizona Center for Rural Health. This challenge coincides with a rapidly growing and aging population in the state.
While hampered by a federal formula that limits Medicare funding for residents, Arizona has implemented creative solutions to add hundreds of millions of dollars of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) funding to increase residencies across the state. See the most recent AHCCCS report here.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://flinn.zoom.us/j/83441629082?pwd=bGxGQzljTjdCNHBQM3J3YXc4cSs5Zz09
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Phone Only: +1 602 753 0140
Webinar ID: 834 4162 9082
If you have any questions please contact Danielle Underwood dunderwood@flinn.org
About the organizer
Established by the Flinn Foundation, the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership has been providing nonpartisan, independent civic-participation and civic-leadership programs since 2011.
We support a model of leadership built on deep knowledge, hard work, and a willingness to bridge differences to build consensus on solutions that advance Arizona. We strive to continually increase the pool of leaders who can analyze issues; craft long-term, common-sense, common-good solutions; help to get the state’s work done; and nurture Arizonans’ participation in public affairs.