“…[9] Access to care and outcomes for other liver diseases including hepatitis C, MASLD, and alcoholassociated liver disease are variable depending on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, education level, and geographic variability. [9] Hepatology expertise is increasingly scarce and not allocated in any formal structure to address geographic needs despite multiple calls to do so. The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), an advisory committee to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is responsible for tracking and reporting trends in the physician workforce and training.…”