Medical school students observe their professor, Dr. Joseph Esterson, at right, director of cardiology training at The Gordon Center for Research In Medical Education at the University of Miami, working with Harvey, the cardiopulmonary patient simulator in 2009. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In a recent commentary in Rhode Island Current, Robert Hackey (who has trained many of Rhode Island’s best health policy students over many years) and co-author Chloe Johnson forcefully argue that Rhode Island can’t wait nine years to address the national primary care workforce shortage in a way that protects Rhode Islanders now.
We agree…