Utah Medical Education Council

The Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) was created in 1997 by H.B.141 out of a need to secure and stabilize the state’s supply of health care clinicians.  This legislation authorized the UMEC to conduct ongoing health care workforce analyses and to assess Utah’s training capacity and graduate medical education (GME) financing policies.  In addition, H.B. 141 requires the UMEC to advise the Governor and State Legislature on these issues and to provide policy recommendations for achieving state workforce objectives.

All individuals on the Council are appointed by the Governor.  In an effort to create a representative body, the following entities have been included on the Governor’s list of Council members:

• Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Utah

• Representatives from each institution sponsoring an accredited clinical education program. Currently, the following institutions are represented:
  • Intermountain Healthcare
  • St. Mark's Hospital
  • University of Utah

• Representatives from the health care insurance industry

• Members of the general public not employed or affiliated with any institution that offers, sponsors, or finances health care or medical education