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Article: Cuts threaten Children's program to train pediatricians
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- March 13, 2008
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh would train fewer pediatricians
next year if a $301 million national program for graduate medical
education is eliminated from the 2009 federal budget as proposed,
hospital officials say.
President Bush's proposed fiscal 2009 budget eliminated the
federal Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program,
citing a lack of demonstrated need. Doctors and politicians are
gathering support to keep the program.
"There is no question that if this money does not go to the
children's hospitals, there will be a reduction of trainees in this
country. That is a fact," said Dr. David Perlmutter, physician-in-
chief at Children's in Pittsburgh. "I would be willing ...
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