MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Interim Subcommittee on Graduate Medical Education (Charge #4)
Thursday, January 13, 2000
9:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Finance Interim
Subcommittee on Graduate Medical Education was held on Thursday,
January 13, 2000, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at
Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Mike Moncrief, Chair None
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator John Carona
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Royce West
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair made opening remarks regarding the committee's charge.
He explained to members that the present hearing would focus on
the basics of graduate medical education. Members were reminded
that the next hearing, scheduled for February 11, 2000 at The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, will focus on
uncompensated medical care and financial issues facing teaching
hospitals. Another hearing, which will likely be held in March,
will examine rural issues associated with graduate medical
education. The chair then recognized members of the
subcommittee for remarks. Senators West and Lindsay made brief
remarks.
The chair recognized Senator Robert Duncan as a visiting member
of the subcommittee and invited him to participate in the
discussions.
Invited witnesses were recognized as follows:
Dr. Lois Bready, representing the University of Texas Health
Science at Center at San Antonio provided an overview of
graduate medical education.
Trey Berndt, representing the Legislative Budget Board, provided
an overview of federal funding for graduate medical education.
The following panel of witnesses provided testimony on the
medical school perspectives on graduate medical education:
Dr. Roderick E. McCallum, representing Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center;
Dr. Deborah Blackwell, representing the University of North
Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
Dr. James Guckian, representing the University of Texas
System;
Dr. David Smith, representing Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center; and
Dr. Bobby Alford, representing Baylor College of Medicine.
John Guest, representing the University Hospital of San Antonio,
provided testimony on the teaching hospital perspectives on
graduate medical education.
The following witnesses provided public testimony:
George Farr, representing Children's Medical Center of
Dallas;
Dr. Robert Morrow, representing the Texas Medical
Association; and
Dr. Kern Wildenthal, representing the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
There being no further business, at 12:15 p.m. Senator Truan
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Mike Moncrief, Chair
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Patricia Hicks, Clerk