Balancing the Books: Strategic Approaches to GME Finance

Presenter: Carmela Meyer, MBA, Ed.D. and Tori Hanlon, MS

Recorded: September, 2026

Webinar Description:
Graduate Medical Education programs are navigating shrinking budgets while managing the financial impact of outside rotations on CMS reimbursement and the challenges of recruiting residents who enter with an established Initial Residency Period. Understanding these pressures is key to sustaining program quality and aligning financial planning with the mission of training tomorrow’s workforce.

Webinar Objectives:

• Explore the growing financial challenges facing GME programs and today’s healthcare training environment. 

• Learn how outside rotations and resident funding rules can influence CMS reimbursement and program economics. 

• Discover practical approaches to recruiting residents with established IRPs while managing financial risk. 

• Gain strategies for balancing fiscal stewardship with the long-term mission of developing tomorrow’s physician workforce