program on health professions and primary care

Primary care services are the fundamental building blocks of any health care system. Historically, much of the Sheps Center's research in primary care has addressed the access, personnel, organization, quality, and cost issues that pertain to health services delivery, especially in rural areas.

Current research efforts in this program include addressing issues of recruitment and retention of health care practitioners in rural practice, as well as the projection of need and demand for health professional personnel.

For more information, please visit the Program on Health Professions and Primary Care website at http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/health_professions/.