Director's Message

The Center for Primary Care Innovation brings together faculty and others working in family medicine, general pediatrics, general internal medicine and related fields. These three primary care disciplines share a common orientation toward caring for the whole person. Access to robust primary care has been shown to have a major positive impact on the health and well-being of communities. Advancing the practice of primary care and preparing the future primary care workforce will be essential to realizing the full potential of 21st-century medical knowledge.

Our center's faculty advance primary care on multiple fronts. They educate trainees and develop new educational approaches to prepare the next generation of primary care clinicians. Through scientific discovery, our affiliated investigators explore ways to improve the quality of care delivered in primary care settings, advance population health, enhance patient safety, test new uses of technology and reduce health disparities. The center also partners with affiliated health systems to advance the delivery of excellent, high-quality, patient-centered primary care.

The Center for Primary Care Innovation works to strengthen, improve and transform primary care through education, research and clinical innovation. Our goals are to attract talented Northwestern trainees to primary care, test innovative approaches to care delivery and promote the adoption of best practices.

Stephen Persell, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Primary Care Innovation
Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics