Policy Statements and Positions

Workforce Component Group members are invited to share their organization’s policy/position statements on workforce topics.

Please submit to Stan Kozakowski, Co-Chair skozakowski@aafp.org

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From the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Workforce:  “Enhancing Pediatric Workforce Diversity and Providing Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Practice, Education, and Policy Making” (reaffirmed 2015)

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/132/4/e1105.full.pdf

From the American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Response to the IOM Report of the Future of Graduate Medical Education and related documents

Press Release from American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons to the IOM GME Workforce Report – July 2014

Ensuring an Adequate Neurosurgical Workforce for the 21st Century – Statement of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons American Board of Neurological Surgery Congress of Neurological Surgeons Society of Neurological Surgeons before the Institute of Medicine

Institute of Medicine’s Report: Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation’s Health Needs Organized Neurosurgery’s Response

From the American Academy of Family Physicians: GME Workforce Position Paper and Related Resources:

Aligning Resources, Increasing Accountability, and Delivering a Primary Care Physician Workforce for America September 2014

http://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/FullGME-090914.pdf

Fact Sheet: Increasing Accountability

http://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/GME-Increasing-Accountability-090914.pdf

Fact Sheet: Aligning Resources

http://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/GME-Aligning-Resources-090914.pdf

American College of Surgeons Policy and Position Paper on GME

ACS Policy and Position Paper on GME Reform