The next issue of AAMC STAT will come to you on Sept. 8.
Report: uninsured kids more likely
to go without medical care
Uninsured children are three times more likely not to visit a doctor's
office in the course of a year than are insured children, according
to a report
released last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Chronically
ill children, especially, rely on consistent access to medical care.
More than one in three chronically ill children are enrolled in
Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The release
of the report, "A Needed Lifeline: Chronically Ill Children and
Public Health Insurance Coverage," kicks off the annual Cover the
Uninsured Back-to-School Campaign, a nationwide effort to enroll
eligible children in public health coverage programs. The AAMC is
a national supporter of the Cover the Uninsured campaign.
Community health center group
issues study on primary care workforce
A study
on access to primary care services released last week indicates
that there are not enough primary care doctors and nurses at community
health centers to meet existing needs. According to the study—conducted
by the National Association of Community Health Centers, the Robert
Graham Center, and George Washington University—the availability
of a primary care clinician depends on geographic location. Low
income communities experience a more severe shortage of clinicians.
The authors of the report, "ACCESS Transformed: Building a
Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century," believe that
health care reform discussions should address access to primary
care providers.
On the move
William Crist, M.D., will step down as dean of the University of
Missouri School of Medicine. He will become vice president for health
affairs at the University of Arizona, effective Oct. 31. He will
be responsible for the medical school campuses in Tucson and Phoenix,
as well as the schools of nursing, pharmacy, and public health.
Cam Enarson, M.D., vice president for health sciences and dean
of the school of medicine at Creighton University, has resigned.
Robert P. Heaney, M.D., has been appointed interim vice president
for health sciences for the university. Dr. Heaney has served on
the Creighton University School of Medicine faculty since 1957 and
served as the institution's first-ever vice president for health
sciences. Cecile Marie V. Zielinski, M.D., associate dean for graduate
medical education, has been appointed acting dean of the medical
school.
Wayne Keathley has been appointed president of the Mount Sinai
Hospital. He will also continue to serve in his current positions
as the hospital's chief operating officer and as the executive vice
president for business development for the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
John D. McConnell, M.D., has been named as the first chief executive
officer of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, effective
Nov.1. The medical center was restructured in 2007 under a single
overarching governing body with a single chief executive officer.
Dr. McConnell currently serves as executive vice president for health
system affairs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas.
