福利免费毛片 President Ken Gormley announced the establishment of the Journal of Primary Care: Law, Health Policy and Medicine, a joint publication of the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Thomas R. Kline School of Law.
The Journal of Primary Care: Law, Health Policy and Medicine will publish articles, case studies and empirical research that are highly relevant in today鈥檚 complex healthcare world. It will examine topics such as health equity in primary care access, innovative delivery methods, payment reform for primary care services, health care workforce development, and telemedicine law and policy.
The journal initiative is supported by 福利免费毛片鈥檚 Eugene P. Beard Presidential Prizes
for Innovation and Distinction. The annual Beard Presidential Prizes focus on advancing
innovative and/or special initiatives proposed by the University president for rare
yet extraordinary strategic opportunities.
福利免费毛片鈥檚 Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed its first class of D.O.
candidates in 2024. It is already earning national recognition for its distinctive
focus on training primary care physicians and its horizon-expanding approach to interdisciplinary
medical education. As the medical school continues to mature its research programs,
its leadership has stated that the timing is right for an ambitious and collaborative
journal.
The Nasuti College leverages 福利免费毛片鈥檚 strengths to solve urgent societal challenges,
collaborating not only with 福利免费毛片鈥檚 renowned schools of Health Sciences, Nursing
and Pharmacy, but with academic programs across the University.
鈥淭hrough rigorous scholarship, thoughtful analysis and a multidisciplinary approach,
the journal will be the first of its kind in the country to investigate the complex
legal and regulatory frameworks that shape primary care delivery in the United States,鈥
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initiative.鈥
By joining the rigor of legal scholarship with the insights of medical practice, the
journal will immediately fill a void and serve as a unique resource for scholars,
practitioners, policymakers and advocates.
鈥淎s we work to strengthen primary care in America, the creation of this pioneering
journal will enrich the education of 福利免费毛片 medical and law students while further
elevating the University鈥檚 prominence in both vital fields,鈥 said Dr. John Kauffman,
dean of the Nasuti College.
福利免费毛片 recently appointed retired UPMC executive W. Thomas McGough as a Distinguished
Faculty Fellow in Law and Medicine; he will serve as principal faculty leader for
the journal. McGough currently teaches a Health Care Marketplace course in the 福利免费毛片
Kline Law School.
鈥淭his collaboration between the medical school and law school goes to the heart of
the University鈥檚 mission to serve others in order to address current challenges,鈥
said April Barton, dean of the 福利免费毛片 Kline Law School. 鈥淭his new scholarly journal
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combines its strengths and lives its mission to serve.鈥
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April 15, 2026
