Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
Authors: Lucinda Leung
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters4 May 2010Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the UnderservedLucinda LeungLucinda LeungFrom Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Rieselbach and colleagues (1) proposed strengthening the link between primary care graduate medical education and care for the underserved by increasing resident training in CHCs. This should also include the education of medical students: The authors' arguments may be analogously applied to student-run health clinics.Given recent progress toward universal health coverage, it is imperative to guarantee access for underserved populations and to enhance primary care education. One potential threat to the achievement of true universal health coverage is the shortage of primary care physicians, as seen in Massachusetts health care reform (2). Secondary goals of reform ...References1. Rieselbach RE, Crouse BJ, Frohna JG. Teaching primary care in community health centers: addressing the workforce crisis for the underserved. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:118-22. [PMID: 20008743] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Wilson JF. Massachusetts health care reform is a pioneer effort, but complications remain. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:489-92. [PMID: 18347363] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Ryskina KL, Meah YS, Thomas DC. Quality of diabetes care at a student-run free clinic. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009;20:969-81. [PMID: 20168011] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Simpson SA, Long JA. Medical student-run health clinics: important contributors to patient care and medical education. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22:352-6. [PMID: 17356967] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Campos-Outcalt DE. Specialties chosen by medical students who participated in a student-run, community-based free clinic. Am J Prev Med. 1985;1:50-1. [PMID: 3870913] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.Acknowledgment: The author thanks Rebecca Berman, MD, for her gracious assistance with and support of this letter.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMassachusetts Health Care Reform Is a Pioneer Effort, but Complications Remain Jennifer Fisher Wilson Teaching Primary Care in Community Health Centers: Addressing the Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Richard E. Rieselbach , Byron J. Crouse , and John G. Frohna Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Mahesh Krishnamurthy Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Tonya L. Fancher , Mark C. Henderson , Tracie Harris , and Dorothy Pitman Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Frederick M. Chen , Sarah A. Lesko , and Bruce Gray Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Earl Berman Metrics 4 May 2010Volume 152, Issue 9Page: 614-615KeywordsGraduate medical educationHealth careHealth care providersHealth care qualityHealth insuranceMedical educationPopulation statisticsResidencySafety ePublished: 4 May 2010 Issue Published: 4 May 2010 CopyrightCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...