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What led me from nurse practitioner to medical school

KevinMD

For years, I cared for patients as a nurse practitionermanaging chronic disease, guiding them through acute illness, counseling them through the often messy realities of life and health. I loved my work.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. The kickoff to my new employer’s effort to integrate primary care and behavioral health led to many more meetings and eventually to embedding one LCSW into each of our relatively small primary care offices.

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Seven Things I Learned At My Barton Associates Internship

Barton Associates

As someone with a nurse practitioner (NP) as a primary care provider, I did not understand the difference between an NP and a doctor. When Barton’s dedicated social media manager left the company to pursue another position, this was a perfect opportunity for me to step up. Work on professional relationships.

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Diminishing Workforce: Primary care clinician shortages worsen access to care The number of primary care clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs), decreased from 105.7 Oregon also ranks highest in primary care spending for Medicaid (8.2%) and Medicare (6.4%). per 100,000 in 2022.

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. And we invited Tamryn Gray from the Dana Farber joins us to ask insightful questions, including: What blood sugar range should we target for patients in the nursing home or hospice? Listen in to learn more! This is Eric Widera. Welcome back, Alex.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Preventive Care Strategies That Save Lives in Mesa, Arizona Our experienced team of physicians and nurse practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians understands the unique health challenges facing our local community. Our Mesa physicians are experts at helping local residents balance health priorities with career demands.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. And I would say we weren’t doing training on symptom management, for example.