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Primary Care Medics
Coverage of Primary Care Medics in the Nexus archive.
Dr. Mark Stephensperson2Penn State Universityorganization1Pennsylvania Office of Rural Healthorganization1Lisa Davisperson1rural Pennsylvaniaplace1Pennsylvaniaplace1Penn State University’s College of Medicineorganization1rural communitiestopic1Harrisburg-area providerorganization120% of Pennsylvanianstopic110% of doctorstopic1
- 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.
- Figuring out how to expand healthcare access in Pennsylvania’s rural communities
Pennsylvania's rural communities face significant healthcare access challenges, with 20% of residents living in rural areas but only 10% of doctors and 6% of dentists practicing there. A proposed solution, Primary Care Medics, aims to address provider shortages by enabling trained professionals to make home visits for basic care and monitoring.