Primary care medics: lessons from the military might help close healthcare gaps in rural Pa.
Pennsylvania is developing a Primary Care Medic program inspired by military corpsmen to address rural healthcare access gaps. The initiative, led by Penn State University, aims to deploy medics under physician supervision to underserved areas using state rural health funds.
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