Proposed Review Criterion for Grants for Primary Care Training Programs for Fiscal Year 1998

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Proposed Review Criterion for Grants for Primary Care Training

Programs for Fiscal Year 1998

Grants for Primary Care Training programs are authorized under

sections 747 (a) and (b), 748, 750 and 751, title VII of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended by the Health Professions Education

Extension Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-408, dated October 13, 1992.

These grant programs include:

Grants for Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine

Grants for Faculty Development in Family Medicine

Grants for Graduate Training in Family Medicine

Grants for Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine

Grants for Residency Training in General Internal Medicine and General

Pediatrics

Grants for Faculty Development in General Internal Medicine and General

Pediatrics

Grants for Physician Assistant Training

Grants for Podiatric Primary Care Residency Training

Proposed Review Criterion

The following criterion is proposed to be added to the existing

review criteria established in 61 FR 52034 on October 4, 1996:

``5. Project impact/influence in shaping the curriculum, program,

department, institution and the community.''

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The review criterion is proposed in this combined notice, rather

than individual program announcements, to provide consistent review of

all primary care medical education grant applications. An announcement

will be made in the HRSA Preview for grant programs which will conduct

competitive cycles in FY 1998.

The comment period is 30 days. All comments received on or before

October 3, 1997 will be considered before the final review criteria are

established. Written comments should be addressed to: Enrique

Fernandez, M.D., Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions,

Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room

9A-20, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone : (301)

443-1467, FAX: (301) 443-8890.

All comments received will be available for public inspection and

copying at the Division of Medicine, at the above address, weekdays

(Federal holidays excepted) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00

p.m.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Claude Earl Fox,

Acting Administrator.

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