The purpose of this website is to inform research and academic communities
of the current
research opportunities, accomplishments and services DCPrimCare PBRN offers. All feedback is
welcome and we are always looking for ways to improve our website.
DC PrimCare's mission is to improve the understanding of health
disparities in urban
minorities.
We believe in the development of practical strategies to promote prevention and enhance
treatment of diseases common in minorities, particularly those of African Ancestry. The goal
of
DC PrimCare PBRN is to facilitate and provide resources for community-based primary care
clinicians to address relevant issues regarding underserved populations and translate
research
into practice. DC PrimCare conducts research that addresses practical day-to-day concerns
and is
essential to solving the problem of health disparities.
While research is hypothesis-driven, we want to ensure the research
conducted by DC PrimCare
reflects the interests and needs of its members and the D.C. metropolitan community. DC
PrimCare
conducts research that addresses health care needs of the poor and underserved, which is
important to assure the overall health of the US population. The cornerstone of care for
this
population is the community-based primary care clinician.
DC PrimCare provides the best “real world” laboratory by allowing
providers a chance to
answer
questions that affect their patients, community and practice. I encourage you to join DC
PrimCare and actively participate in its research endeavors. This PBRN creates an
opportunity
for us as providers to gather information to affect policies in medicine that would
otherwise be
implemented with minimal provider input.
We look forward to your support as we take action to address our mission
of improving the
understanding of health disparities in urban minorities.
