Empowered Health
Empowered Health
Emily Kumler
Ep. 58: How the MAVEN project solves for the access to care issue in America with Dr. Lisa Bard Levine
45 minutes Posted Aug 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
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America has a critical need for more doctors, especially in underserved communities. The American Medical Association estimates a shortage of about 35,000 primary care physicians and 60,000 specialists by 2025. Rural areas will be hit hardest by this, along with inner-city communities, both of which already face additional socio-economic barriers to adequate healthcare. The MAVEN Project is working to connect experienced volunteer physicians to vulnerable health centers to combat these shortages.