Primary Care – Physician Retraining and Reentry

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

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

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

Direct Primary Care vs. Concierge vs. Traditional Primary Care: Comparisons for Physicians

Primary Care

Direct Primary Care and concierge medicine are reshaping how physicians deliver care — offering smaller patient panels, deeper patient relationships and freedom from some of the biggest frustrations of traditional practice. For licensed physicians ready … Read More

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

Primary Care

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