Michigan effort puts new doctors in front of poor, underserved patients

PONTIAC, MI — Michigan has too few family doctors, limiting access to medical care in a state where residents tend to be older, unhealthier and where not everyone can get the care they need.  Now a solution might be taking shape — at Honor Community Health six doctors-to-be meet to discuss patient care. They are the first six doctors of 18 that will be trained here over the next few years through an unusual residency program that rotates doctors through Honor Community Health’s network of 21 primary health clinics, 11 school health centers, and a specially-outfitted Ford Transit van that travels around treating homeless patients.

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