A Rheumatoid Arthritis Training Program for Primary Care Providers on the Navajo Nation
The RA ECHO curriculum improved PCPs' knowledge, confidence, and self-reported clinical behaviors in RA care on the Navajo Nation. This culturally grounded, disease-focused model demonstrates feasibility, acceptability, and scalability as a workforce expansion strategy in settings with limited rheumatology access.
Authors
- Jeannie J. Hong
- Tina Tso
- Jennifer Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9415-4812)
- Mary Margaretten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2268-539X)
- Zara Izadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1867-0905)
- Marita Jones
- Jinoos Yazdany
- Starla H. Blanks
- Nataya Cabrera
- Gwendolyn Grant
- Tabitha Carroway
Institutions
- Indian Health Service (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (ET)
- Native American Cancer Initiatives (United States) (US)
- Creative Commons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80044
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00