Medical Education: Curriculum and Financing Strategies Need to Encourage Primary Care Training
HEHS-95-9
Published: Oct 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Oct 25, 1994.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the role of medical education in physician specialty choices, focusing on: (1) the students who are more likely to choose generalist or primary care specialties in medical school; (2) the curriculum requirements that expose medical students and residents to primary care training; and (3) how federal financing of medical education influences students' career choices.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| To support the training of primary care physicians, Congress may want to consider modifying Medicare's payment methodology for the direct costs of graduate medical education to provide incentives for training in nonhospital settings. |
Closed – Implemented
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No bills implementing this recommendation have been submitted in Congress. |
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Education or training costsEducation program evaluationEmployment assistance programsHospital care servicesHospitalsMedical educationMedical schoolsPhysiciansStudentsMedicare