Year: 2016
Resolution Number: 27
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Cheryl Farmer, MD
Sponsor: Cheryl Farmer, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS take the following action:1. Strongly advocate to reinstitute the licensing category of general practitioner (GP), requiring certification of the successful completion of one year postgraduate clinical training in an active, approved program focused on outpatient medicine, in a Board approved hospital or institution (instead of the current 2-3 year postgraduate requirement).2. Encourage medical students, who wish to restrict their practice to outpatient primary care medicine practice in an underserved area of the state and accept all patients, to become GPs by providing generous loan forgiveness options. This offer would not apply to GP’s who would choose to establish a “concierge” type practice.3. Recommend this solution to the American Medical Association for their strongest consideration.
RESOLVED: That MSMS take the following action:1. Strongly advocate to reinstitute the licensing category of general practitioner (GP), requiring certification of the successful completion of one year postgraduate clinical training in an active, approved program focused on outpatient medicine, in a Board approved hospital or institution (instead of the current 2-3 year postgraduate requirement).2. Encourage medical students, who wish to restrict their practice to outpatient primary care medicine practice in an underserved area of the state and accept all patients, to become GPs by providing generous loan forgiveness options. This offer would not apply to GP’s who would choose to establish a “concierge” type practice.3. Recommend this solution to the American Medical Association for their strongest consideration.
Fiscal Note: NULL
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