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The United States does not have enough health professionals in primary care to meet the anticipated demand. To have any hope of meeting that demand, major changes in the education and reimbursement for primary care professionals will be required. Any effort at healthcare reform must place healthcare workforce issues front and center.
"The contribution of medical schools to the social mission of medical education varied substantially. Three historically black colleges had the highest social mission rankings. Public and community based medical schools had higher social mission scores than private and non–community-based schools. National Institutes of Health funding was inversely associated with social mission scores. Medical schools in the northeastern United States and in more urban areas were less likely to produce primary care physicians and physicians who practice in underserved areas."
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"In order to achieve the quality, access, and affordability, we must invest in the development of a robust primary care physician workforce -- particularly as an aging population and expanded health care coverage increase the demand for services. Developing residency programs within community-based ambulatory primary care settings such as health centers, with the appropriate infrastructure investment, will immediately bolster the primary care workforce. Residents provide patient care services and the opportunity to teach promotes recruitment and retention for existing staff."
"A growing and aging population, the prospect of expanded health care coverage, and strategies to mitigate the rising cost of health care all point to a need for more primary care physicians. The GME trends documented here, abetted by current Medicare GME policy, indicate fewer primary care physicians will be entering the workforce at a time when more are needed."
"Predictions of physician supply have swung from surplus to shortage and back again over the past century. While the answer to the question, "What is the right number of physicians?" is debatable, there is no question that physician supply is sensitive to legislative and policy changes.
Presentation: Primary Care Forum
Poster Presentation: Family Medicine Education Consortium Conference, 2011
Winner, 10 Best Posters
