Category: 22nd National Conference – Breakouts and Discussion Questions

Wednesday Breakout Question   A century ago, “health care reform” encompassed such concepts as 1) the medical school organized around scientific research, and 2) the teaching hospital as the site of physician education.  One can argue that these innovations came at a price – the development of an “elitist” culture in medical schools that favored…

22nd National Conference Tuesday Breakout Questions   Breakout Group 1   Discuss and critique the following extract from the Consensus Statement of the Seventh National Conference on Primary Health Care Access: Teaching Community Health Centers [TCHCs] are a model for community-based service, education, and research. These TCHCs are expected to improve the quality and outcomes…

Breakout Group 1 Discuss and critique the following extract from the Consensus Statement of the Seventh National Conference on Primary Health Care Access: Reimbursement should continue to move towards prospective payment at an overall fixed amount for providers and plans. Providers and plans should be held accountable for prospective budgets and allocation of resources that…

  Dr Charles North is a Senior Fellow of the National Consortium on Community-Based Medical Education, the community of participants in the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access. Dr North has retired friom the Indian Health Service, and is presently a member of the faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr…