KevinMD October 14, 2024
Steven Charlap, MD, MBA

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 4.5 billion people do not have access to primary care. In the US alone, the American Medical Association (AMA) claims 83 million Americans do not have access, and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) puts the number even higher at one-third of the US population or over 100 million, including many children (NACHC).

Since losing my brother, a cardiologist, to a misdiagnosis some ten years ago, I have been studying the medical field of primary care, including three years at Stanford as a fellow, researcher, and grant recipient, and two at Harvard as a visiting scientist. This includes delving into a plethora of published studies, white papers, and other clinical references...

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