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Meeting Agenda

Hilton Washington DC
Rockville Executive Meeting Center
1750 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852

February 29th - March 1, 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008
8:45 am– 9:00  am Review of Today’s Activities
Annette Kowal
Chair, National Advisory Council on the NHSC
9:00 am—10:15 am HRSA Update
Elizabeth M. Duke
Administrator
10:15 am — 11:00 am

BCRS/NHSC Program Update
Richard J. Smith
Associate Administrator, Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am  –  Noon State Loan Repayment Discussion
Marcia Brand, Ph.D.
Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Professions
Noon – 1:30 pm

Lunch Speaker:
Healthy People 2020

Emily DeCoster
Public Health Analyst, Office of Planning and Evaluation, HRSA

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Scholarship and Application Update
Robin Funston
Director, Division of Application and Awards

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm

Site Development/Clinician Recruitment & Other Initiatives
Mark Pincus
Director, Division of Site and Clinician Recruitment

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Scholar and Clinician Support
Raymond Lala, D.D.S
Director, Division of Scholar and Clinician Support
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Health Professional Shortage Area Regulation Update
Andy Jordan
Chief, Shortage Designation Branch

4:30 pm Adjourn

Saturday, March 1, 2008

8:45 am – 9:00 am Review of Today’s Activities
Annette Kowal
Chair, National Advisory Council on the NHSC
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Working Session
Dialogue on Yesterday
Assigning requests to sub-committee or new subcommittee
Timelines for Reponses

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Sub-Committee Meeting

    • Program Admission Process/Scholar Selections
    • Retention
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 11:45 am

Sub-Committee Meeting

    • Networking/Alumni
    • HPSA Designation
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Sub-Committee Reports
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Future Agenda Items Discussion
7 Day Report and Planning for Next Meeting

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Meeting Debriefing

1:30 pm

Meeting Adjourned

Success Stories

Maine

NHSC Scholar Helps Patients Manage Diabetes

Dana Green, a certified physician assistant (PA-C) and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar, arrived in the remote rural community of Van Buren, Maine, and launched a personal crusade to educate underserved populations and their caregivers about diabetes. Four years and many success stories later, Green is now recognized nationally and locally as a leading researcher on the standards of diabetes care.

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