The MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day welcomed nearly 30 physician residents from member hospitals to the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center offices May 6 for a day of meetings with members of the Michigan Legislature. Each group of residents met with a combination of lawmakers and legislative staff throughout the day, with conversations focusing on the importance of graduate medical education, physician residents in the healthcare continuum and Michigan’s future physician healthcare workforce talent pipeline. Residents also urged legislators to support bipartisan bills that protect healthcare workers from violence, in addition to Public Acts 271 and 272 of 2023.
Meetings were held in the Michigan Capitol, the Anderson House Office Building and the Senate Binsfeld Office Building.
Participating lawmaker offices included:
- Representative Angela Witwer (D-Delta Township), Minority Vice Chair, Health Policy Committee
- Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee
- Senator Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Township), Senate Minority Leader
- Representative Jerry Neyer (R-Shepherd), Chair, Agriculture Committee
Residents used and shared with lawmakers an infographic that provides facts regarding GME.
Members with questions on GME and state legislation related to the healthcare workforce should contact the MHA advocacy team.