Training a New Generation of Holistic, 'Policy Savvy' Physicians

On behalf of ABFM, we are pleased to share the following article from George Washington University (GW), Training a New Generation of Holistic, ‘Policy Savvy’ Physicians, highlighting ABFM’s Healthy Policy Fellowship, in collaboration with GW’s family medicine program.

[caption id="attachment_1702" align="alignleft" width="400"] From left: Robert Phillips, executive director of ABFM’s Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care; current ABFM Health Policy Fellow Madeline Taskier, M.D. ‘19; and past fellows Emmeline Ha and Joel Willis. (Photo: Madeleine Taskier)[/caption]

The District’s dire health disparities were on the mind of D.C. native Madeline Taskier, M.D. ’19, when she chose a career in family medicine as the best way to help her community. After earning her degree at George Washington University, she pursued a family medicine residency―and encountered the tremendous barriers her patients often faced in health care.

Read the full article here.