North Carolina needs primary care clinicians to support the state’s rapidly growing population, and the Primary Care Clinician Index from the Sheps Center tracks changes in the healthcare workforce. This recent article in the NC Medical Journal discusses the changes that this index shows in the NC healthcare workforce, highlighting the statewide patterns in clinician location and type.

To learn more, check out the ADL’s December 1 Highlighted Resource: Unpacking the Primary Care Clinician Index: Understanding How Changes in Population and Workforce Supply Affect Access to Primary Care in North Carolina

For more on health factors in NC, check out the latest issue of the NC Medical Journal: Turning the Curve: Halfway to Healthy North Carolina 2030