Blog – Physician Retraining and Reentry

Lawmakers Want More Primary Care. Where Will the Physicians Come From?

Federal and state lawmakers are advancing legislation aimed at strengthening primary care through increased investment, spending targets and workforce development initiatives. While these efforts share a common goal of expanding access to care, a critical … Read More

Primary Care Physicians are on the Front Lines of Dementia Detection: New Research Shows Training Matters

Primary Care

Research shows that focused dementia training significantly improves how confidently and effectively primary care physicians detect cognitive decline. As Alzheimer’s disease rates rise and specialist shortages continue, physicians retraining into primary care are positioned to … Read More

The Global Primary Care Physician Shortage: Workforce Solutions Like Retraining Matter More Than Ever

Physician Retraining, Physician Shortage

Primary care systems in the U.S. and other wealthy nations face similar challenges, including underfunding, workforce shortages and declining access to care. Expanding the primary care workforce through retraining and reentry offers a practical, near-term … Read More

Primary Care Is in High Demand — but Underfunded: Retraining Physicians is Essential

Physician Retraining, Primary Care

Primary care is becoming the foundation of value-based healthcare yet remains underfunded and critically understaffed. For experienced physicians, retraining as a primary care physician offers a strategic path to meet rising demand while building a … Read More

When the Doctor is a Dot on a Screen: AI Avatars, Rural Hospitals and the Very Human Physician Shortage

Physician Shortage, Primary Care

When the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services suggests that artificial intelligence avatars might be the “best way” to help rural communities access health care, it’s bound to get attention.

In a … Read More

Retraining as a Primary Care Physician to Serve Rural Communities is a Smart and Meaningful Career Move

Physician Retraining, Primary Care

Rural America is losing family physicians at an alarming rate just as population growth in rural communities accelerates, creating an urgent access-to-care gap. Retraining as a primary care physician through PRR offers experienced physicians a … Read More

New Year, New Lens: Is Primary Care the Career Reset You’ve Been Quietly Considering?

Physician Retraining, Primary Care

The new year has a way of bringing big life questions to the surface. For many physicians, the question that gets raised: Is this still the career I want?

The question isn’t necessarily about leaving … Read More

From “I’m Done” to “I’m Needed:” Rural Primary Care Options for Physicians at a Crossroads

Physician Retraining, Physician Shortage

Rural America is facing a severe and growing primary care physician shortage, leaving millions without timely access to basic health services. For physicians considering a career change, retirement or reentry into practice, this shortage presents … Read More

AI and the Next Generation of Primary Care: Why Physicians Are Rethinking Their Role

Primary Care

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the healthcare landscape, and primary care may be where its influence is felt most profoundly. A new issue brief from the California Health Care Foundation, “AI and the … Read More

Bridging Cancer with Primary Care

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PRR RX for Success: Dr. Ana Grace

Overview: PRR graduate Dr. Ana Grace knows that treating cancer is only part of a patient’s health plan — prevention and primary care are vital, too. Her journey … Read More