May 21, 2021
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AAMC president and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, testified on May 20 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security regarding ways to address the country’s physician shortages.
During the hearing, “A Dire Shortage and Getting Worse: Solving the Crisis in the Health Care Workforce,” he discussed the importance of Medicare and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) graduate medical education programs, the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII workforce programs, and the National Health Service Corps.
In his opening statement, Skorton noted, “Addressing the nation’s physician workforce shortages and related challenges will require a multipronged private-public approach, including innovations such as team-based care and better use of technology in addition to increasing the overall number of physicians.”
Highland District begins residency program
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Members of the Highland District Hospital medical staff and leadership team recently welcomed on campus first-, second- and third-year physician learners and administration from The Wright Center. The physician learners will begin their inpatient residency rotation in July 2021 at the hospital in Hillsboro.
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Highland District Hospital has announced it has been chosen as the newest regional location for a rural health, primary care residency program in partnership with The Wright Center.
Nationally recognized in excellence as the largest Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education consortium in the country, The Wright Center offers comprehensive, community-focused residency programs across the nation. Highland District Hospital’s partnership with The Wright Center will allow first-, second- and third-year physician learners to pair with the inpatient care team at the hospital as they complete the
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BETHESDA, Md., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Congress has passed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan, which is on its way to President Biden s desk for signature. In addition to providing stimulus checks for families, funding for schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs, the package includes much needed relief for America s Community Health Centers as they mark one year of fighting a deadly pandemic on the front lines of medically underserved and hard to reach communities. The legislation includes:
$7.6 billion in flexible emergency COVID-19 funding for Community Health Centers;
$800 million for the National Health Service Corps, $200 million for the Nurse Corps, and $330 million for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs, all of which support the health center workforce;