October 15, 2001
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Program Result
Six health workforce initiatives collaboratively convened the symposium, "Primary Care Education for the 21st Century: Lessons from National Initiatives," on September 24-26, 1998, in Baltimore, Md.
July 15, 2009
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Program Result
The Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program awarded four-year career development grants to junior faculty in family medicine, general internal medicine and general pediatrics.
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
Nurse practitioner Tina Monlezun, RN, MSN, bought the vacant clinic building and with a loan from Louisiana's Southern Rural Health Access project, was able to open the clinic and cover costs such as personnel and equipment.
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
In Texas the East Texas Area Health Education Center worked with 40 organizations - hospitals, social services agencies, and faith-based ministries - to develop the East Texas Health Access Network.
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
In Mississippi the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association created the Mississippi Access to Rural Care program, which helped recruit and place 134 primary care providers in some of the state's most remote and impoverished areas.
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
The South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary Program of Training introduced 420 students in 12 health disciplines, to rural health care for five weeks during the summer.
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
A registered nurse experienced in the business side of health care, Harrison spent almost two months improving the billing system. As a result of her work, the hospital's charges increased from $9 million to $11 million a year initially and eventually went up to $14 million, says Curtis, adding, "That's the bottom line."
November 16, 2009
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Program Result
During the enrichment program, Jackson spent half of each day in the classroom, and the other half-day at the Natchez Regional Medical Center, shadowing staff in a different department each week. After completing the program, she went on to pursue a graduate degree in biological science.
May 1, 2005
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Program Result
The University of California, San Francisco, sponsored a conference to (1) assess primary care and generalism in the U.S. health care system, and (2) begin a dialogue among participants about the future of this practice area in medicine.
July 22, 2003
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Program Result
The Generalist Physician Initiative challenged schools of medicine to increase the supply of generalist physicians - specifically general internists, general pediatricians and family practitioners - that they were training.