Community Health System Continues to Invest in Next Generation of Healthcare Providers

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Health

As the demand for primary care physicians continues to grow faster than its supply,  Erie Family Health Centers continues to take a leadership role in narrowing the deficit by investing in the next generation of the primary healthcare workforce trained to work in community health. As one of the first Federally Qualified Health Centers to host a Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, Erie has been a leader for almost a decade, adding to the supply of primary care providers. Erie has scaled its training programs once again and has added two more residency programs – the University of Chicago (NorthShore) Family Medicine Residency and AdvancingPractice – allowing for nearly 30 more professionals to further their training in primary care and community health.

Erie’s newest residency program, the University of Chicago (NorthShore) Family Medicine Residency, launched this summer and is host to 19 residents that will be helping care for the growing number of Erie patients at the recently expanded Erie Evanston/Skokie Health Center, as well as serving patients within the NorthShore University HealthSystem. In addition to training doctors, Erie recently received a highly competitive four-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse practitioners and midwives, to provide care and community health leadership in underserved communities. The program, AdvancingPractice, is a collaborative effort between Erie and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing to create a dynamic one-year fellowship program for newly graduated APRNs.

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Health

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