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Dale Dirks President, Health and Medicine Counsel of Washington Washington Representative National Council for Diversity

Dale Dirks President, Health and Medicine Counsel of Washington Washington Representative National Council for Diversity in the Health Professions (NCDHP). Background. Washington Rep./Lobbyist AMHPS 12 HBCU Health Professions Schools, FAMU, TUSK, MMC, MSM Howard, Meharry, Morehouse, and Drew.

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Dale Dirks President, Health and Medicine Counsel of Washington Washington Representative National Council for Diversity

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  1. Dale DirksPresident,Health and Medicine Counsel of WashingtonWashington RepresentativeNational Council for Diversity in the Health Professions (NCDHP)

  2. Background • Washington Rep./Lobbyist • AMHPS 12 HBCU Health Professions Schools, FAMU, TUSK, MMC, MSM • Howard, Meharry, Morehouse, and Drew

  3. Background • 30 years experience on HP training issues • Involved in HCOP, COE, SDS, MFLR • 1987- creation of original COE-HBCU; subsequent addition of Hisp., Native American, Pacific Islanders, and other • 1990 – Creation of SDS and MFLR

  4. NCDHP • Current, former, future directors and administrators of COE and HCOP programs • Work towards the funding and proper administration of the programs • Only organization focused solely on COE and HCOP • Congratulations to Beverly, Wanda, Kathy

  5. Reauthorization of the Centers of Excellence (COE) Program • COEs: • improve recruitment/performance • facilitate research on minority health issues • train students/faculty to provide healthcare to minority individuals. Affordable Care Act (ACA)-reauthorized $50 million FY 2010-2015 • 2005: 34 COEs Today: 20 COEs • FY 2005 - $33.6 million • FY 2006 - 64.7% cut to $11.9 million • FY 2008 - $12.773 million • FY 2010 Omnibus -$24.6 million, $4 million increase over FY 2009.

  6. Reauthorization of Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) • HCOPS: • Funding to encourage minority, economically/academically disadvantaged students to pursue health professions. • Reauthorized ACA - $51 million FY 2011-2014 • 2005:74 HCOPs Today: 35 HCOPs • FY 2005 - $35.6 million • FY 2006 - $4 million • FY 2008 -$9.825 million • FY 2010 Omnibus - $22.1 million, an increase of $3 million over FY 2009.

  7. TITLE VII CHART

  8. FY 2011 Funding • Center’s of Excellence is funded at $24.45 million • Health Careers Opportunity Program (H-COP) is funded at $21.998 million

  9. Funding in FY 2012 • Temporary Debt Ceiling Agreement • Increase of $400 billion to meet short term financial obligations • Labor-HHS: $2 billion under FY 2011 • 12-member Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Committee • address long-term issues of revenue, entitlement, and spending reform • $1.5 trillion in additional deficit reduction by November 23rd, 2011.

  10. How to Get Involved • Institutions should become members of the NCDHP • HCOP and COE grantees need a voice with Congress and the White House • Participate/remain informed in advocacy discussion • Be poised to contact your legislators

  11. Contact Dale P. Dirks & Lodriguez Murray Health & Medicine Counsel of Washington 507 Capitol Court, NE Suite 200 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 544-7499

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