title: Transforming Medical Education is the Key to Meeting North Carolina's Physician Workforce Needs.
abstract: To meet the needs of the population of North Carolina, an epic transformation is under way in health care. This transformation requires that we find new ways to educate and train physicians and other health care professionals. In this commentary, we propose that the success of the Brody School of Medicine in preparing a primary care physician workforce can serve as a model for meeting the state's future physician workforce needs. Other considerations include increasing graduate medical education positions through state funding and providing incentives for medical students who stay in North Carolina.
authors.affiliation: dean, Brody School of Medicine; senior associate vice chancellor of medical affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina cunninghamp@ecu.edu.
authors.forename: Paul R G
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.affiliation: senior associate dean of academic affairs, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Baxley
authors.affiliation: associate dean of graduate medical education; professor, Emergency Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Herbert G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Garrison
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009657:North Carolina; D014146:Training Support / Q000379:methods