3BL Media) Fairfield, CT– June 7, 2012 -- The GE Foundation announced today a $2.3 million grant to National Medical Fellowships (NMF) for the creation of the GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program (PCLP), providing future healthcare professionals the opportunity to experience primary care practice in community health centers across the US. NMF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing minority representation in medicine and the health professions.
The two-year grant from the GE Foundation aims to draw future health professionals into primary care while building capacity at community health centers. The partnership with NMF builds on GE’s $50 million commitment to increase access to healthcare through its Developing Health initiative -- currently in 74 community health centers in 20 US cities.
“With an alarming shortage of primary care professionals anticipated in the years to come, PCLP enlists talented and motivated students to be part of the solution. We hope
