Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis has projected shortages across a wide range of health care occupations, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities. (2) The Health Resources and Services Administration has increased its focus on rural residency training through programs such as the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program. (3) Real-time information on graduate medical education training positions, applications, and residency match fulfillment rates would enhance the ability to assess whether Federal programs are effectively addressing physician shortages in medically underserved communities. (4) Improved data collection and analysis regarding graduate medical education training positions would support evidence-based health care workforce planning and policy development.