Standing for change: NASEM Forms Standing Committee for Primary Care

As a specialty that manages complex chronic conditions and preventive care, primary care has been shown to reduce[...]

Community-Driven Solutions for Health: Lessons from the Matahari Women Workers’ Center Healing Justice Initiative

By Juliana Morris, MD, and Angella Foster

“I just know I need to leave the job,” Bruna (whose name has been changed to[...]

The Future is Bright—Award Recipients Share Insights

Primary care is the first point of care for many. It has a direct impact on health equity and is uniquely positioned to[...]

Advancing Health Equity and Value-Based Care: A Mobile Approach

Mobile clinics in the US health system A major task of the U.S. health system is how to provide high-value care that is[...]

Researching Organizational Structures of Primary Care

How does a clinician’s stress affect patient care? How can we alleviate the crisis of physician burnout? What was[...]

The Role of Advocacy in Primary Care

Primary care physicians are uniquely positioned to go beyond the immediate needs of their patients. Everything from[...]

Air Pollution Is the New Radiation. It is Time to Act Like It.

By Jacob M. Hands, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GWSMHS) student; William M.[...]

Relating Place, History, and Neighborhood Context to Mental Health: A Baltimore Case Study

By Emilie Gilde, MPP, with The MITRE Corporation; Elizabeth Murphy, MPH, with The MITRE Corporation; Karen Jiang, MPH,[...]

Seeking Medical Care in Fear: Transgender Millennials Open up About Fears, Mistreatment

One of the most beautiful aspects of my practice as a mindfulness teacher and coach is that it takes me into a wide[...]

Considerations for Primary Care Providers in the Diagnosis of Long COVID

Data on long COVID is evolving, causing diagnosis and treatment to be complex. Primary care clinicians must consider[...]