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Caring for the underserved: The National Health Service Corps

The Health Policy Exchange

Envisioned by Seattle pediatrician Abraham Bergman, MD as a way to recruit idealistic young physicians to "doctor deficient" communities throughout the U.S., Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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The Midwest Trans Health Education Network: Increasing Access to Gender Affirming Care Through Virtual Training Cohorts [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

This mismatch is worsened in rural communities. Intervention/Instrument Virtual training program that provided educational seminars, opportunities for care conferences, telementorship, peer-cohort networking, and clinic site visits. Outcome Measures Self-rated knowledge and confidence in provider competence before and after the course.

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Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

TL1 or KL2), including in team science, community-engaged research (CER), and implementation science (IS), all well aligned with PC research. Culturally-competent, high-quality training is provided via coursework, seminars/workshops, and mentored, hands-on research. However, most PC departments are not leveraging such programs.