Reentry Program Helps Retired Physicians, Physician Assistants Care for Patients Again
Program Addresses Demand for Clinicians to Serve the Newly Insured
DENVER, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A reentry program, one of less than a handful nationally, is in the trenches helping physicians and physician assistants who have left the practice of clinical medicine - often due to family responsibilities - get back to treating patients. The demand for these clinicians has escalated due to the recent expansion in insurance coverage to millions of residents nationally.
"Our healthcare system is being strained by the influx of newly insured patients, so our mission to assist physicians and physician assistants with returning to patient care is even more relevant and critical," said Beth Korinek, chief executive officer for the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians. "Our Reentry to Clinical Practice (RCP) program allows clinicians in good standing with their state's Medical Board to have their skills and knowledge evaluated, and to obtain supervised training that enables them prepare to confidently and safely care for patients again."
Physicians and physician assistants might leave the clinical practice of medicine for many reasons, perhaps most often to raise their children or care for elderly parents. Studies have shown that doctors today are much more likely to take significant time off from their career, even twice as likely as earlier generations of physicians. Despite this, returning to practice can be daunting due to specific state standards that must be met and the difficulty of finding a preceptorship, or training site, where the returning clinician can be mentored by other physicians or physician assistants. CPEP's program helps overcome those challenges by providing personalized training and assistance in finding preceptorships. Additionally, CPEP spearheaded the development of the Roadmap to Reentry, a one-stop resource guide for practitioners seeking to understand and engage in the reentry journey.
While caring for patients again is a big step for these clinicians, they have many cheering them on due to increasing patient rolls caused by several factors, but most commonly the Affordable Care Act's impact. The New York Times reported last year that the doctor deficit is expected to surpass 100,000 physicians within the next 15 years.
For more information on the Return to Clinical Practice program, visit http://www.cpepdoc.org/programs-courses/reentry or call 303.577.3232.
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Erich Kirshner
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SOURCE Center for Personalized Education for Physicians
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