Goal of three-year MD program with full scholarships is to increase the number of primary care physicians in Buffalo’s East and West side neighborhoods
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is introducing a new initiative to transform the health of Buffalo residents and reduce health care disparities by putting more primary care physicians on Buffalo’s East and West sides.
“We are proud to propose the Buffalo Primary Care Initiative, a bold, local solution to the region’s physician shortage,” says Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School. “This initiative aims to place doctors on the East and West sides of Buffalo, where they are needed most, while removing financial barriers to medical school for students who want to support Buffalo communities with significant health care needs.”…