Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
Authors: Tonya L Fancher, Mark C Henderson, Tracie Harris, Dorothy Pitman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters4 May 2010Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the UnderservedTonya L. Fancher, MD, MPH, Mark C. Henderson, MD, Tracie Harris, MD, and Dorothy Pitman, MDTonya L. Fancher, MD, MPHFrom University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and Sacramento Primary Care Center, Sacramento, CA 95820.Search for more papers by this author, Mark C. Henderson, MDFrom University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and Sacramento Primary Care Center, Sacramento, CA 95820.Search for more papers by this author, Tracie Harris, MDFrom University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and Sacramento Primary Care Center, Sacramento, CA 95820.Search for more papers by this author, and Dorothy Pitman, MDFrom University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and Sacramento Primary Care Center, Sacramento, CA 95820.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We applaud Rieselbach and colleagues' (1) call for practical solutions to improve care for the underserved while bolstering the primary care workforce through teaching health centers. The need for such programs is urgent in California, the state with the most uninsured residents. In 2005, the University of California, Davis, Internal Medicine residency program partnered with the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services to develop a teaching health center in our county's largest community clinic. The TEACH (Transforming Education and Community Health) program successfully places residents into primary care and medically underserved communities and improves care ...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. Jolly P. GMETrack studies career paths in internal medicine. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. 2009;7:8-9. Google Scholar3. Phillips RL Jr, Dodoo MS, Petterson S, Xierali I, Bazemore A, Teevan B, et al. Specialty and Geographic Distribution of the Physician Workforce: What Influences Medical Student and Resident Choices? Washington, DC: Robert Graham Center; 2009. Accessed at www.graham-center.org/online/etc/medialib/graham/documents/publications/mongraphs-books/2009/rgcmo-specialty-geographic.Par.0001.File.tmp/Specialty-geography-compressed.pdf on 19 March 2010. Google Scholar4. Holmboe ES, Meehan TP, Lynn L, Doyle P, Sherwin T, Duffy FD. Promoting physicians' self-assessment and quality improvement: the ABIM diabetes practice improvement module. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2006;26:109-19. [PMID: 16802312] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and Sacramento Primary Care Center, Sacramento, CA 95820.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTeaching 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 Frederick M. Chen , Sarah A. Lesko , and Bruce Gray Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Earl Berman Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Lucinda Leung Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Mahesh Krishnamurthy Metrics 4 May 2010Volume 152, Issue 9Page: 615-616KeywordsHealth services administration and managementHemoglobinHypertensionInpatientsLipidsMedical educationPrevention, policy, and public healthResidencySub-specialty care ePublished: 4 May 2010 Issue Published: 4 May 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...