Primary Care – Physician Retraining and Reentry

The Fast Track to Impact: How Licensed Physicians Can Help Reverse the Primary Care Crisis

Physician Retraining, Physician Shortage, Primary Care

A new report has made it clear: Primary care in the U.S. is in critical condition — and the time to act is now.

Released by UC Davis Health and developed by 30 nationally recognized … Read More

Menopause Goes Mainstream: Why Primary Care Physicians are Poised to Lead the Conversation

There’s a long-overdue cultural shift happening in medicine. Once spoken about only in hushed tones or not at all, menopause is having its moment — thanks to the generation of women who never hesitate to … Read More

Concierge Medicine is Widening the Primary Care Gap — Retrained Physicians Can Help Fill it

Physician Shortage, Primary Care

Concierge medicine is on the rise. For a growing number of patients, paying an annual fee for easier access to their doctor sounds like a good trade-off. For physicians, it offers a path to reduced … Read More

The Impact of Policy Changes on Primary Care: Challenges and Opportunities

Primary Care

As discussions around healthcare policy continue, proposed and enacted changes under President Donald Trump’s administration raise questions about the future of primary care. These changes, ranging from health insurance reforms to public health interventions, could … Read More

What TV Shows Like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Virgin River” Teach Us About Primary Care

Primary Care

On the Netflix show “Virgin River,” set in a rural, fictional Northern California town, there is medical clinic run by “Doc” Vernon Mullins. Both the clinic and Doc are portrayed as an integral part … Read More

Why Retraining as a Primary Care Physician in Rural Areas is a Win-Win Solution

Physician Retraining, Physician Shortage, Primary Care

As the U.S. faces an unprecedented shortage of primary care physicians, rural communities are feeling the brunt of this crisis. These areas rely heavily on primary care providers, yet projections suggest they will have … Read More

Amid a Growing Physician Shortage, Retraining as a Primary Care Physician Offers a Path to Career Fulfillment and System Relief

Physician Retraining, Physician Shortage, Primary Care

While U.S. healthcare organizations are grappling with how to attract and retain physicians from a workforce that is continuing to shrink, individual physicians may be thinking about how to remain in the medical practice … Read More

The Aging Physician Workforce’s Impact on the Primary Care Physician Shortage

Physician Shortage, Primary Care

Prescriptions for Change: PRR Explores the U.S. Primary Care Physician Shortage

About half of all physicians in the primary care specialty were age 55 or older in 2021, according to the Association of American Medical … Read More

Even More Options for Primary Care Physicians: Drug Stores

Primary Care

Walgreens plans to open primary care practices in its stores and CVS’ similar announcement that it would be remaking hundreds of their stores to include primary care clinics reflects the nation’s growing need for health … Read More

Older Physicians Have Options Beyond Retirement

Physician Shortage, Primary Care, Retirement

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