Guest Speaker

Dr. Bill Crump of Madisonville, KY

What: “The New Family Medicine Model: The Basis of Real Health Care Reform”

When: February 19, 2010 @ Noon

Where: B202

Lunch Provided to the First 50

(and it's something good...Penn Station!!!)

Today, Dr. Crump talked a great deal about the Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH) - a new model of providing healthcare that is sustainable and provides a better level of care. Trying to speak above the din of yummy PENN STATIONs that were loudly chomped on, Dr. Crump made the case for Family Medicine addressing issues about working in the city, working in rural communities, OB malpractice, comparative competencies of family medicine physicians and specialists and healthcare waste on a national level

Workforce in KY

Aside from the aroma of yummy pizza that wafted through the 2nd floor hall, we were treated to a very interesting talk on the state of the Physician Workforce in the state (pun intended) of Kentucky. Dr. Varga, chairman of the KMA Physician Workforce Committee, presented the trends and needs of Kentucky.

Here are the conclusions

*There is lots of need

*We have excellent medical schools and bright students

*We have diminished interest in the profession particularly among rural students and females

*Stoking the pipeline will take a long time, but must be done (from attracting HS students into medicine --> 4 years of college + 4 years medical school + 3 years residency = 11 years)

*We must stimulate interest in the profession in the pre-college years and fix our practice climate