CCHS celebrated National Primary Care Week in October to recognize the importance of primary health care and primary health-care providers.
During the week, the College’s medical students and resident physicians participated in procedural workshops about blood pressure, EKGs, chest x-rays and knee injections. They heard from speakers about the value of primary care, and about how to choose residency and fellowship programs. The week of activities ended with an ice cream social.
“The goal of recognizing National Primary Care Week is to excite and engage our learners on the invaluable role of primary care in our health system,” said Dr. Dale Dickinson, director of CCHS medical student affairs. “Some of our activities included simulations, speaker panels on selecting residencies and fellowships, and talks on the importance of primary care specialties with respect to providing geographically appropriate patient care and its impacts on helping the healthcare system.”
Primary-care providers care for patients of all ages with a full spectrum of services – from preventive and wellness care to management of chronic conditions to treatment of acute illnesses and accidents.
Primary-care providers include family medicine physicians, pediatricians, internal medicine physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists and nurse practitioners.
National Primary Care Week is held every year during the first week of October.