Health Care Work Force Growth Strategies Featured at Leadership Summit
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 18:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dan Hawkins, Vice President for Policy at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) will join a panel discussion about the challenges facing the health care work force on Wednesday, November 29, at 2 pm at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). The panel discussion is part of the Health Professions Diversity Leadership Summit, sponsored by the National Council of Centers of Excellence (NCCOE). The panel discussion comes amid rising concerns about the nation's primary care work force, with a projected steep decline in the number of primary care physicians, and significant clinical vacancies reported at Community Health Centers around the country. Also participating in the panel discussion are representatives from the American Medical Student Association and the National Hispanic Medical Association. Advance copies of Mr. Hawkins' remarks are available on request.
WHAT: Panel discussion, Health Professions Diversity Leadership Summit WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, 2006 WHERE: American Association of Medical Colleges, 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, DC.
Established in 1971, NACHC is a non-profit organization whose mission is (1)
to represent the interests of federally supported and other federally qualified health centers and (2) to serve as an information source concerning
issues of health care for poor and medically underserved populations in the
United States. Contact: Amy Simmons (202) 296 1890 Mobile (202) 309-0338
National Association of Community Health Centers
CONTACT: Amy Simmons of National Association of Community HealthCenters, +1-202-296-1890, Mobile +1-202-309-0338
Web site: http://www.nachc.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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