Improving Behavioral Healthcare Access Disparities by Training Providers in Disadvantaged Communities — Evidence of Strategy Effectiveness
The TNT program strategy for recruiting PCPs from high medical need geographical areas is associated with bringing primary care psychiatry education to areas considered underserved and disadvantaged. Equipping PCPs practicing in underserved areas with enhanced knowledge and skills in behavioral medicine has the potential to significantly improve the existing access gap in disadvantaged communities.
Authors
- Robert M. McCarron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9547-1478)
- Mandana Masoumirad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-3249)
- Glen L. Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8258-6767)
- Annamarie Stehli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-1726)
- Wendy Cant
- Jane P. Gagliardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-6607)
- Shutong Huo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-8037)
- C. Bousoño García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-1796)
- Khanh‐Van Le‐Bucklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-6793)
- Ariel B. Neikrug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-6380)
- Sung‐Min Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-0958)
- Elizabeth Nguyen
- Stephanie Au
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09020-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, State of California