Primary Care Panel
On Tuesday October 7th, the PEDS Interest Group collaborated with the Internal Medicine Interest Group, the Geriatrics Interest Group, and the Disability and Illness Interest Group to host a primary care panel in celebration of National Primary Care Week. This year was the twentieth anniversary of Primary Care Week, which began as Primary Care Day on September 29, 1994.
Our panelists were Dr. Arvin Garg, Department of Academic Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, Dr. Heidi Auerbach, Medical Director, Geriatrics Ambulatory Practice at Boston Medical Center, Dr. Geoffrey Modest, Medical Director, Upham’s Corner Health Center, Dr. Marc Emmerich, Commonwealth Community Care, Boston Medical Center. They highlighted the different aspects of the field of primary care and talked about opportunities to do research, teach, provide home visits, and form strong relationships with patients. All of the panelists commented that they find careers in primary care to be very intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding.
Thank you very much to our panelists for taking time out of our busy schedules to talk with us and inspire us about the possibilities within the field of primary care!