During a pandemic, primary care is the first line of defense. It is able to reinforce public health
messages, help patients manage at home, and identify those in need of hospital care. In …

After two years of intensive study, in 2004 the Future of Family Medicine report concluded
that the current US health care system is inadequate and unsustainable, and called for …

Problem The scope and scale of developments in health care redesign have not been
sufficiently adopted in primary care residency programs. Approach The interdisciplinary Primary …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For the past decade, primary care practices across America
have worked to implement a practice model called the Patient-Centered Medical Home (…

Background and Objectives: The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a central concept
in the evolving debate about American health care reform. We studied family medicine …

It has long been known that mastoparan (MP), a cationic, amphiphilic tetradecapeptide
isolated from wasp venom, is capable of directly stimulating the guanine nucleotide exchange …

Background New skills are needed to properly prepare the next generation of physicians
and health professionals to practice in medical homes. Transforming residency training to …

Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians was created to enhance the quality of
care delivered by family physicians but risked decreasing their engagement due to the …

Fatty liver disease is an emerging public health problem without effective therapies, and
chronic hepatic inflammation is a key pathologic mediator in its progression. Cytochrome P450 (…

… M. Samuel has received honoraria for lectures/educational material form UCB and Medtronic;
has received unrestricted educational grants from Solvay and Ipsen; and received funding …