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An upcoming two-part webinar series — free and hosted by Physicians for a Healthy California’s GME Startup Solutions and HORNE LLP — seeks to empower graduate medical education (GME) champions to grow and diversify California’s physician workforce pipeline.
Webinar participants will learn the foundational elements of GME reimbursement. Dates and details are as follows:
- Part 1: Overview of Medicare GME Reimbursement: Oct. 13 from noon to 1:15 p.m. (PT)
- Core concepts such as Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education
- Full-time equivalent (FTE) caps planning and related topics, including rural hospitals and caps, affiliation agreements, rural training tracks, and current COVID-19 waivers impacting GME
- Part 2: Counting FTEs and Why It’s Important: Nov. 3 from noon to 1 p.m. (PT)
- How FTEs are counted, including the effects of the initial residency period, research and didactic time, and fellowships
- Special topics impacting FTE count, including displaced residents and off-campus rotations
- Intern/Resident Information System
- Current COVID-19 waivers impacting FTE counts
