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The Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program is the only federal program devoted to the training of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. Since its founding in 1999, CHGME-affiliated programs have been responsible for 80% of the increase in the number of new pediatric specialists trained nationwide.
Learn why CHGME is critical to ensuring our nation’s children get the care they need when they need it and why Congress must fully fund the program.
Children’s Hospital Association is the national voice of more than 200 children’s hospitals, advancing child health through innovation in the quality, cost, and delivery of care.
Providing the best possible care for children starts with access to the best children's doctors. The future of the pediatric workforce hinges on continuous and adequate funding.
This analysis documents inequity between the Medicare GME and CHGME per resident funding support .
For FY 2024, we are requesting $738 million for the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program.
