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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

Context Gender affirming medical care is associated with long term benefits for transgender and non-binary patients but access to such care does not meet the current need. This mismatch is worsened in rural communities. Outcome Measures Self-rated knowledge and confidence in provider competence before and after the course.

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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., Senate worked by following the winding path of Public Law 91-623 ( The Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 ), which created the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).

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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. SETTING: Academic medical center.