Time to Invest in Primary Care Research: Findings from an Independent Congressionally Mandated Study

This webinar presentation is a briefing for Congressional staff presenting findings from an independent Congressionally mandated study on primary care and health services research performed by the Rand Corporation. Jointly co-sponsored by CAFM, SGIM, ABFM, and PCC. Dr. Peter Mendel presented his findings and other speakers addressed additional key points including:
• The uniqueness of primary care research (PCR),
• Identification of gaps in PCR,
• How PCR has been consistently underfunded over the years, and
• The need to invest $5 million right now in AHRQ’s Center for Primary Care Research

Panelists:
- Moderator – Tricia Elliott, MD, President, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
- John M. (Jack) Westfall, MD, MPH, President, North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
- Peter Mendel, PhD, Senior Sociologist, Rand Corporation
- Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH, President, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
- Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President of Research and Policy, American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
- Ann Greiner, MCP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Primary Care Collaborative (PCC)