Dale Dirks President Health and Medicine Counsel of

Dale Dirks President, Health and Medicine Counsel of 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

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

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

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.

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.

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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

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 23 rd, 2011.

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

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