Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
Authors: Frederick M. Chen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters4 May 2010Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the UnderservedFrederick M. Chen, Sarah A. Lesko, and Bruce GrayFrederick M. ChenFrom Education Health Center Initiative, Seattle, WA 98117.Search for more papers by this author, Sarah A. LeskoFrom Education Health Center Initiative, Seattle, WA 98117.Search for more papers by this author, and Bruce GrayFrom Education Health Center Initiative, Seattle, WA 98117.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Rieselbach and colleagues (1) highlight the urgent workforce shortage in CHCs and the increasing interest in the “health center” concept. Current language in the health reform bill provides funding for support and creation of health centers as a potential solution to the workforce shortage for the underserved.As the authors acknowledge, the idea of health centers is not new, and family medicine residencies have partnered extensively with CHCs for more than 25 years. These partnerships can help inform the health center model and bring to light crucial policy attributes necessary to best support fully functional health centers.... 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. Morris CG, Johnson B, Kim S, Chen F. Training family physicians in community health centers: a health workforce solution. Fam Med. 2008;40:271-6. [PMID: 18382840] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Morris CG, Chen FM, Lesko S. A National Survey of Family Medicine Residency Training in Community Health Centers. In press. Google Scholar4. Morris CG, Chen FM. Training residents in community health centers: facilitators and barriers. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:488-94. [PMID: 19901307] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Northwest Regional Primary Care Association. Welcome to the Education Health Center Initiative. Accessed at www.nwrpca.org/education-a-health-center-initiative-ehci.html on 16 March 2010. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Education Health Center Initiative, Seattle, WA 98117.Disclosures: The authors are affiliated with the Education Health Center Initiative, a nonprofit partnership to promote collaboration between residency training programs and health centers. 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 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 Teaching Health Centers and the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved Tonya L. Fancher , Mark C. Henderson , Tracie Harris , and Dorothy Pitman Metrics Cited ByNutrition 4 May 2010Volume 152, Issue 9Page: 616KeywordsConflicts of interestGraduate medical educationLegislationLibrariesResidency ePublished: 4 May 2010 Issue Published: 4 May 2010 CopyrightCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...