The program is open to medical students and graduate-level nursing and physician assistant students who are poised to become leaders in primary care. PCLP provides future health care professionals with an opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of primary care practice in community health centers (CHCs) across the U.S. The GE Foundation and National Medical Fellowships founded the Primary Care Leadership Program in 2012 to increase access to primary care for the underserved. Libertone’s efforts will be geared toward increasing accessibility to quality, comprehensive care in low-income families and underserved communities. Her post-graduation plan is to work in a community health setting as a primary care provider who incorporates substance abuse treatment into practice. Libertone is the first UB School of Nursing student to be selected for this program. “Nurse practitioners are essential to providing care to diverse and underserved communities as we are able to fill the gap between the barriers to access affordable, comprehensive health care services and the patient populations that are experiencing increasingly complex diseases who often go undiagnosed and untreated.” “The nurse practitioner role is constantly evolving, and this is helping to broaden my experience, both as a provider and a leader in the primary care setting,” says Libertone. and Oakland, Calif.Ģ021 programming in Boston focuses on substance use disorders, behavioral health integration and combatting the opioid crisis. 2021 site partners are located in Boston, Mass. Program scholars engage with a community health center (CHC) partner and Primary Care Leadership Program (PCPL) mentors in leadership training, team-based project activities and health care service delivery. a new Primary Care Leadership Pipeline (PCLP) Program that will provide primary. Visit the program’s website for more information.Libertone will receive a $5,000 stipend to cover expenses during this service-learning experience period. Medical School: New York University School of GE /NMF PRIMARY CARE. Commitment to serving medically underserved communitiesĪpplications are due on February 14.Demonstrated leadership early in career.Identification as an underrepresented minority student in healthcare and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged student.Current enrollment in an accredited medical school or graduate-level nursing or PA program located in the U.S.citizenship or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approval letter To qualify, candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements: Scholars will also receive a stipend for the costs of attending the program. Over the course of the program, scholars will gain experience in leadership, team-based projects, and health care service delivery. The 2018 program, which will take place in June and July, will have host sites in Massachusetts, Texas, California, and Illinois. According to its founding organizations, National Medical Fellowships and the GE Foundation, the program “provides future health care professionals with an opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of primary care practice in community health centers across the U.S.” The Primary Care Leadership Program, dedicated to increasing access to primary care for the underserved, is now accepting applications from PA students and others.
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