Prescriptions for Change: PRR Explores the U.S. Primary Care Physician Shortage
The U.S. primary care physician shortage is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. While many headlines repeat the Association of American Medical College’s … Read More
Legislation is pending in Congress that aims to entice more medical providers to practice in rural communities.
Recognizing that the high cost of medical education keeps many medical providers, from primary care physicians to nurses, … Read More
California is leading the nation with more Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas than any other state, according to U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration data.
The HPSA score, calculated on Feb. 7, 2023, is … Read More
PRR Prescription for Success: Dr. Karen Johnston
Editor’s Note: The following was adapted from a case study that was originally published in February 2020.
University of California, Davis Medical School alum, Karen Johnston M.D., kicked … Read More
Spreading the message about how Physicians Retraining & Reentry’s program offers primary care training and refresher courses to physicians is a lot like shopping for peanut butter, writes PRR CEO Thomas DeRosa in Forbes.… Read More
Dr. Ted Dodenhoff was a plastic surgeon for three decades. But when practicing surgery felt too demanding and began wearing him down, he knew the time had come to retire. He did all the things … Read More
There are four actions health care providers can — and should — take to recruit more primary care physicians, writes Physicians Retraining & Reentry CEO Thomas DeRosa in his latest article for Forbes. As … Read More
It’s a slippery slope.
The United States is undergoing a mental health crisis that is dramatically impacting minorities and being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, physician shortages across nearly every practice … Read More
There’s been a lot of research on aging physicians and their ability to still deliver competent medical care. With so many of the nation’s physicians continuing to skew older, according to the Journal of the … Read More
The number of physician vacancies increased by 40% last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently released study by the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment.
