The NC IOM Task Force on Primary Care and Specialty Supply Summit brough together key leaders in North Carolina state health policy to discuss anticipated future shortages in supply of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives. The goal of the Summit was to explore the underlying reasons for the shortages and review preliminary recommendations developed by the NC IOM's Task Force on Primary Care and Specialty Supply. Below is and agenda and presentations provided at the Summit.

DECEMBER 21, 2006

WELCOME
William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, MPA
President & CEO
WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Darlyne Menscer, MD
President
NC Medical Society

PROVIDER SHORTAGE OVERVIEW
Jordan J. Cohen, MD
Past President
Association of American Medical Colleges

Thomas C. Ricketts, III, PhD, MPH
Deputy Director
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

REVIEW OF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS: SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES
Pam C. Silberman, JD, DrPH
President & CEO
NC Institute of Medicine

NC ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS: RESPONSE TO PROVIDER SHORTAGES
Richard H. Dean, MD
President
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Victor J. Dzau, MD
Chancellor
Duke University Medical Center

Michael J. Lewis, MD, PhD
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
East Carolina University

James T. McDeavitt, MD
Senior Vice President, Education & Research
Carolinas HealthCare System

William L. Roper, MD, MPH
Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MALDISTRIBUTION ISSUES IN NORTH CAROLINA
G. Mark Holmes, PhD
Vice President
NC Institute of Medicine

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Expanding Supply by Increasing the Number of Medical Students and/or Residents

New Practice Models to Increase Quality and Productivity

Strategies to Recruit/Retain Providers in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to Work with Underserved Populations

Strategies to Increase the Supply of Underrepresented Minorities in the Health Professions

REACTORS PANEL
Milo M. Brunick, Jr., MBA
Vice President of Network Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

The Honorable Becky Carney
NC House of Representatives

John H. Frank, MBA
Director, Health Division
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

The Honorable Carmen Hooker Odom, MRP
Secretary
NC Department of Health and Human Services

The Honorable Anthony Rand, JD
NC Senate

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