Funding instability plagues program that brings docs to underserved areas

A federal program training primary care doctors in outpatient clinics rather than hospitals is scheduled to run out of funds in December.

For Diana Perez, a medical resident at the Family Health Center of Harlem, the handwritten thank-you note she received from a patient is all the evidence she needs that she has chosen the right training path.

Perez helped the patient, a homeless, West African immigrant who has HIV and other chronic conditions, get the medications and care he needed. She also did the paperwork that documented his medical needs for the nonprofit that helped him apply for asylum and secure housing.

Source: Funding instability plagues program that brings docs to underserved areas | The Lund Report