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Witnesses back bill to create IHS graduate medical‑education office; HHS flags implementation questions
Summary
HR 3670 would establish an Office of Graduate Medical Education in the Indian Health Service with an initial authorization of $4 million per year to expand residency and fellowship opportunities inside IHS facilities; witnesses cited severe staffing shortages and evidence that training in place increases retention.
The subcommittee considered HR 3670, the Indian Health Service Provider Expansion Act, which would amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish a permanent Office of Graduate Medical Education within IHS and authorize $4,000,000 per year to stand up and operate the office.
Representative Stansbury, sponsor of the bill, and Dr. Adrienne Begay, a physician and senior advisor with the HEAL Initiative, said the office would create a pipeline to train more clinicians in tribal and IHS settings and help reduce chronic provider shortages. Begay told the subcommittee that IHS covers…
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