medical school or graduate-level nursing or physician assistant program, be a minority student or a socioeconomically disadvantaged student, show leadership traits, and be committed to working in medically underserved communities. citizenship or a DACA approval letter, be currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. community health centers, where they engage with mentors in leadership training and team-based activities. The GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program provides future healthcare workers with a chance to step into U.S. They will have the chance to dramatically change the lives of those in the local community by changing the way care is organized and delivered to patients.About the NMF Primary Care Leadership Program (PCLP) "These students will receive a unique experience not afforded to their peers. "Community health centers serve populations that are forgotten and left behind by other healthcare providers," said NMF board member H. In its inaugural year, thirty-eight PCLP scholars have been assigned to community health centers in areas with a shortage of general practitioners in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Nashville, and Jackson, Mississippi.Īll scholars, who were accepted into the program after being ranked by a faculty and regional advisory board and NMF's National Advisory Committee, will receive leadership development, mentoring, and networking opportunities with NMF alumni while completing two hundred service-learning hours. The GE Foundation has announced a two-year, $2.3 million grant to National Medical Fellowships to launch a program that will provide prospective healthcare professionals with the opportunity to experience primary care practice in community health centers nationwide.īuilding on GE's $50 million commitment to increase access to health care through its Developing Health initiative, the GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program aims to draw future health professionals into primary care and build the capacity of community health centers.
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