Primary Care Focus

The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care | Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Doctor of Nursing Practice, evidence-based medical practices, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, Lorraine Frazier, Michael Hadley, RN,
The Coming Broader Role of Advanced Practice Nurses for Primary Care
There is no doubt that as shortages of primary care physicians (PCP) worsen, particularly in rural areas of the state, there will be an increasing need for nurse practitioners (NP) to fill the gap...
BECKY GILLETTE

Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians | Primary Care Physicians shortages, family practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, Richard Berthelot, Community Health Centers of Arkansas Services, Arkansas Primary Care Association, Medicaid, The National Health Service Corps
Incentives, Better Pay and Dispelling of Myths Needed To Address Shortages of Primary Care Physicians
Recruiting primary care physicians (PCPs), particularly into rural areas of Arkansas, isn’t an easy sell. Today PCPs may have 50 job offers to choose from by the time they complete their residencies...
BECKY GILLETTE

What Measures can be Taken to Fill the Primary Care Physician Gap?
The majority of Arkansas Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) practice in just ten of the state’s 75 counties, leaving PCP shortages in many of the rural and underserved areas of the state...
BECKY GILLETTE