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Primary Care & Population Health Scholars Program

Primary Care & Population Health Scholars Program. Anthony J. Viera , MD, MPH UNC School of Medicine Gillings School of Global Public Health Director, PCPH Scholars Program Director, MD-MPH Program. PCPH Scholars.

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Primary Care & Population Health Scholars Program

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  1. Primary Care & Population Health Scholars Program Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH UNC School of Medicine Gillings School of Global Public Health Director, PCPH Scholars Program Director, MD-MPH Program

  2. PCPH Scholars • Current 1st-year student planning a career in primary care (general medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine) • Why? • Keep your passion for primary care going and develop scholarly pursuits • Learn how to work to improve the health of people by going beyond the clinic walls • Develop greater understanding of health policy

  3. PCPH Scholars Program • Evening cross-cutting seminars (small group, discussion-based) • Scholarly writing project to be published • Mentors and opportunities to mentor • Travel funds for meetings • Strongly encouraged: MPH year after 1st clinical phase (with early application)

  4. Evening seminars (examples) • The Affordable Care Act – Intro and Updates • Health Disparities • Health Communication and Health Literacy • Healthcare Quality: Defining and Measuring It? • Why Are Health Care Costs so High, and What is the Physician’s Role? • ACO’s, PCMHs, and other Alphabet Soup • Leadership in Medicine

  5. Publications and projects • Clinical synopsis to publish in Evidence Based Practice • Other summer projects – as long as end-product (poster or publication) • With opportunity for funding / stipend • Can apply for summer research funding

  6. PCPH Scholars Program • Evening cross-cutting seminars (small group, discussion-based) • Scholarly writing project to be published • Mentors and opportunities to mentor • Travel funds for meetings • Strongly encouraged: MPH year after 1st clinical phase (with early application) • Your own office! (shared only among Scholars)

  7. Current Scholars 11 this past year • Several wrote an evidence-based synopsis on topic of interest that will be published • Others did original research • One submitted two papers and an abstract ($) • Other with ongoing data collection ($) • A few did both

  8. Second year • Finish evening seminars in fall • Workshop in spring • Leadership • Teaching

  9. PCPH Scholars • Current 1st-year student planning a career in primary care (general medicine, general pediatrics, family medicine) • Can still do Asheville (or similar) program

  10. Applying is easy… • Up to two-page personal statement explaining your intended career path and what you hope to get out of the Scholars program. Send as an attachment with a cover email to: pcphscholars@unc.edu • Interviews will be arranged at least one member of our selection committee • DEADLINE: January 2015

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