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Panel discusses medical student support, GME expansion and flexibility for ICOM contract
Summary
OCHE briefed the subcommittee on funding and administration of medical student support programs, the Graduate Medical Education (GME) council's request to expand residency funding, and a bill to remove a statutory requirement tying state contracts to a single out-of-state osteopathic school (ICOM).
The committee heard from OCHE and commissioners’ staff about programs that assist Montana medical students who attend out-of-state medical schools, ongoing Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding requests, and a pending bill that would remove a statutory requirement to contract specifically with the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM).
OCHE staff described programs in program 2 that subsidize Montana medical students attending schools outside the state and said the office currently prioritizes maintaining those…
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