Progress Notes is PCP’s mostly guest-written blog. It’s a place to find positive, inspiring stories about primary care and leadership we might not see anywhere else. Interested in contributing? Contact us.
Progress Notes Blog
Direct Primary Care: Access Healthcare Payment Innovation
Brian Forrest didn’t want to practice family medicine in a system where receptionists ask, “Who’s your insurance provider?” before asking, “Why do you need to see the doctor?” But instead of leaving the system, he changed it, and the result is a cash-only, no-insurance practice that earns more and charges far less than the traditional model.
Storytelling in Healthcare for Social Change
Whether by faculty or peers who openly express disappointment in their choice to pursue primary care or by curricula that seem designed to steer trainees into subspecialties, nearly all summit participants had a story to tell about being shamed for their interest in the field. Nearly all felt marginalized.
Why Aren’t Medical Students Choosing Primary Care (and Why They Should)
I repeatedly ask medical students if they would choose a career in primary care if it would completely erase their student loan debt. A few hands go up, but not many.
Mandatory Rural Service: A Primary Care Lesson From Peru
Due to mandatory rural service year, every Peruvian doctor is a primary care physician. Learn about one med student’s experiences in the country.
Stories for Social Change: An Interview with Marshall Ganz
If you want to be a part of PCP’s movement to transform primary care, here’s one thing you can do: Share your story. Here, Marshall Ganz tells us why storytelling is such a powerful tool to incite change.