Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Primary Care
The Future of Medicine
Primary care physicians – general internists, family practitioners, general pediatricians – are on the verge of extinction. With pressures pushing young physicians toward specialization, a primary care crisis looms. Other workforce shortages, in general surgery and nursing, are also on Continue Reading …
The Physician Workforce
A recent Congressional hearing held by the Senate Finance committee explored the physician workforce. Extensive attention was paid to the role of primary care (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine) in the overall medical field. The expert witnesses present seemed Continue Reading …