Tag: GME Day

GME Capitol Day Approaches May 21

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The MHA is hosting the 2025 MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 21 in Lansing. The event is an opportunity for Michigan’s physician residents from teaching hospitals and academic medical centers to meet with legislators to discuss the vital role GME health professionals play in the healthcare continuum and other legislative issues facing physician residents and medical students in Michigan.

Physician residents, GME program administrators and directors are encouraged to register by May 9. Due to legislative schedules and meeting space limitations, each participating group is encouraged to register no more than three physician residents per hospital.

Members with questions may contact Elizabeth Kutter at the MHA.

MHA to host GME Capitol Day May 21

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The MHA is hosting the 2025 MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. May 21 in Lansing. The event is an opportunity for Michigan’s physician residents from teaching hospitals and academic medical centers to meet with legislators to discuss the vital importance of GME health professionals and other legislative issues facing physician residents and medical students in the state.

Physician residents, GME program administrators and directors are encouraged to register by May 9. Due to legislative schedules and meeting space limitations, each participating group is encouraged to register no more than three physician residents per hospital.

Members with questions may contact Elizabeth Kutter at the MHA.

Medical Residents Converge for GME Capitol Day

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Three physician residents and a Michigan state house representative posing for a photo in a hallway.
Henry Ford Health physician residents pictured with Representative Kimberly Edwards (D-Eastpointe).

The MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day welcomed more than 40 physician residents from a dozen member hospitals to the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center offices May 1 for a day of meetings with members of the Michigan Legislature and their staffs. 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.

Meetings were held in the Michigan Capitol, the Anderson House Office Building and the Senate Binsfeld Office Building.

Participating lawmaker offices included:

  • House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit)
  • House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)
  • Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Township)
  • Senate Healthy Policy Chair Kevin Hertel (D-Saint Clair Shores)
  • Senate Health Policy Vice Chair Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit)
  • House Appropriations Chair Angela Witwer (D-Delta Township)
  • House Speaker Pro Tempore Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia)
  • House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck)

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 Elizabeth Kutter at the MHA.

News to Know – April 15, 2024

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Members are encouraged to register for the 2024 MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the MHA Capital Advocacy Center by April 19. Physician residents, GME program administrators and directors are encouraged to attend the event. Due to legislative schedules and meeting space limitations, each participating group is encouraged to register no more than three physician residents per hospital. Members with questions regarding registration may contact Meghan Protz-Sanders at the MHA and members with questions about further details may contact Elizabeth Kutter at the MHA.

News to Know – April 1, 2024

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  • Registration is now open for the 2024 MHA Graduate Medical Education (GME) Capitol Day, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the MHA Capital Advocacy Center. Physician residents, GME program administrators and directors are encouraged to attend the event. Due to legislative schedules and meeting space limitations, each participating group is encouraged to register no more than three physician residents per hospital. Members are encouraged to register by April 19. Members with questions regarding registration may contact Meghan Protz-Sanders at the MHA and members with questions about further details may contact Elizabeth Kutter at the MHA.
  • Registration is open for the 2024 Michigan Maternal Infant Health Summit scheduled June 17-18 at the Lansing Center. The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Division of Maternal & Infant Health event provides a unique opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration, convening both national and statewide stakeholders working to advance maternal, infant and family health. The Michigan Maternal Infant Health Summit is a forum for innovation and change, addressing root causes of inequities, challenging systematic barriers and creating actionable solutions. Registration costs $125 per person and will be on sale until June 5 or until the event is sold out. Members with questions may visit the Michigan Maternal Infant Health Summit website.